Serenade to the Executioner

Serenade to the Executioner
Directed by	Jean Stelli
Written by	Maurice Dekobra Pierre Laroche Albert Valentin
Based on	Serenade to the Executioner by Maurice Dekobra
Produced by	Claude Dolbert
Starring	Paul Meurisse Tilda Thamar Antonin Berval
Cinematography	Marc Fossard
Edited by	André Gug
Music by	Marcel Landowski
Production company	Codo Cinéma
Distributed by	Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date	31 May 1951 (1951-05-31)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Serenade to the Executioner (French: Sérénade au bourreau) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis

Criminal William A. Schomberg masquerades as a physician running a nursing home. He becomes obsessed with the idea that one of his patients Didier is having an affair with his attractive wife Irène. With Inspector Fourasse on his tail Schomberg closes the home and disappears. However he strangles Irène and makes it look as if Didier is guilt of the murder.

Cast

• Paul Meurisse as William A. Schomberg
• Tilda Thamar as Irène Schomberg
• Antonin Berval as Inspecteur Léon Fourasse
• Julien Bertheau as Lorenzi
• Solange Varenne as Mélie
• Jean Pignol as Gilbert
• Gérard Landry as Didier Laurent
• Véra Norman as Paula Cherry

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Serenade to the Executioner at IMDb