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Metropolitan (1939 film)

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Metropolitan
Directed byMaurice Cam
Written byMax Maret
André Cerf
Maurice Cam
Produced bySimon Barstoff
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byGeorges Lantz
Music byMarcel Lattès
Production
company
S.B. Films
Distributed byLes Films Vog
Release date
  • 8 February 1939 (1939-02-08)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Metropolitan (French: Métropolitain) is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Albert Préjean, Ginette Leclerc and André Brulé.[1][2] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was remade in Britain the following year as A Window in London with the setting moved to the London Underground.[3]

Synopsis

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While travelling on the Paris Métro, a man spots what looks like a murder being committed.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Métropolitain de Maurice Cam (1938) - Unifrance".
  2. ^ Walker-Morrison p.229
  3. ^ Hodgson p.37

Bibliography

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  • Hodgson, Michael. Patricia Roc. Author House, 2013.
  • Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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