Death on the Run (1936 film)

Death on the Run
Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by	Carlo Rim
Produced by	Roger Richebé
Starring	Jules Berry Michel Simon Marie Glory
Cinematography	Jean Isnard
Edited by	Marcel Cohen
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Production company	Films Roger Richebé
Distributed by	Films Roger Richebé
Release date	20 November 1936
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Death on the Run (French: Le mort en fuite) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jules Berry, Michel Simon and Marie Glory.^[1] Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand.

It was made at the . The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. It was remade two years later in Britain as Break the News starring Jack Buchanan and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France.

Cast[]

• Jules Berry as Hector Trignol
• Michel Simon as Achille Baluchet
• Marie Glory as Myrra
• Fernande Albany as Olga Stefany
• Gaston Mauger as Le directeur du théâtre
• Gabrielle Fontan as La concierge
• as Ivan
• as Madame Irma
• Paul Faivre as Le gardien
• Hugues de Bagratide as Le juge de Sergarie
• Georges Paulais as Un policier
• Marcel Vibert as L'avocat
• as La médecin aliéniste
• Robert Ozanne as Le reporter
• as Un agent

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press, 1997.

External links[]

• Death on the Run at IMDb

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