Picpus (film)

Picpus
Belgian poster
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Based on	Signé Picpus by Georges Simenon
Produced by	Alfred Greven
Starring	Albert Préjean Juliette Faber Jean Tissier
Cinematography	Charles Bauer
Edited by	Gérard Bensdorp
Music by	Jacques Météhen
Production company	Continental Films
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	23 February 1943 (1943-02-23)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Picpus is a 1943 French film noir mystery crime film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Juliette Faber and Jean Tissier. It was produced by the German-controlled Continental Films during the occupation of France. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.

Cast

• Albert Préjean as L'inspecteur Maigret
• Juliette Faber as Berthe
• Jean Tissier as Mascouvin
• André Gabriello as Lucas
• Noël Roquevert as Louis Dubief
• Guillaume de Sax as Maître Laignan
• Édouard Delmont as Le Cloaguen
• Antoine Balpêtré as Le grand patron
• Henri Vilbert as Amadieu
• Pierre Palau as Le docteur Pierre
• Gabrielle Fontan as La soeur de Le Cloaguen
• Colette Régis as Madame Le Cloaguen
• Maximilienne as Madame Bertaud
• Huguette Vivier as Eliane
• Héléna Manson as Marie, la bonne

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• Picpus at IMDb