Eight Men in a Castle | |
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Directed by | Richard Pottier |
Written by |
Jean Aurenche Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
Based on | Eight Men in a Castle by Jean Kéry |
Produced by | Lucien Masson |
Starring |
René Dary Jacqueline Gauthier Aline Carola |
Cinematography | Georges Million |
Edited by | Germaine Fouquet |
Music by |
Arthur Honegger Arthur Hoérée |
Production company | |
Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Eight Men in a Castle (French: Huit hommes dans un château) is a 1942 French mystery crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola. [1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry.
Following the sinking of a ship, the various survivors meet up again in a castle in the provinces. A series of murders take place around a mystery solving an inheritance that draws in amongst others a husband and wife team of detective novelists and a young actor.