Death on the Run (1954 film)

Death on the Run
Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by
Produced by	André Berthomieu
Starring	Jean Richard Jean-Marc Thibault
Cinematography	Georges Million
Edited by
Music by	Henri Betti
Production companies	Bertho Films Orsay Films
Distributed by	Columbia Films
Release date	10 December 1954
Running time	86 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Death on the Run (French: Les deux font la paire) is a 1954 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Richard, Jean-Marc Thibault and .^[1] It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title which Berthomieu had also directed.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis[]

Two struggling actors attempt to make the headlines by pretending one of them has been murdered. However, events soon get out of hand.

Cast[]

• Jean Richard as Achille Baluchet
• Jean-Marc Thibault as Hector Trignol
• as Myra
• Fred Pasquali as Le directeur du théâtre
• Maurice Biraud as L'avocat
• Jacqueline Maillan as Olga
• Arthur Allan as Ivan
• Charles Bouillaud as Le policier #1
• as Le policier #2
• Paul Faivre as Le gardien
• as Le juge d'instruction
• Robert Rollis as Pinard
• Marcel Vibert as Le président du tribunal
• Hugues de Bagratide as Le juge de Sergarie
• as Le procureur
• Alexandre Mihalesco as L'ordonnance
• as Le coiffeur
• as La caissière
• Jack Ary as Un agent
• Jackie Sardou as The theatrical
• Bernard Dumaine
• Gaston Orbal as L'aliéniste #1
• Rivers Cadet as L'aliéniste #2
• Arthur Devère as Le détective
• Pauline Carton as La concierge
• Alice Tissot as L'habilleuse

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links[]

• Death on the Run at IMDb

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