Poison
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...
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Cast
50 people
Michel Simon
Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Jean Debucourt
Maître Aubanel
Known for
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Earrings of Madame de...
Jacques Varennes
Le procureur
Also in
Diabolique
The Eagle with Two Heads
Germaine Reuver
Blandine Braconnier
Known for
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Marcelle Arnold
Germaine Chevillard / Germaine (uncredited)
Known for
A Monkey in Winter
The Things of Life
Georges Bever
Mr Gaillard / Le pharmacien (uncredited)
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Nicolas Amato
Victor Boitevin / Victor
Known for
The Tale of the Fox
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Mme Tyberghen
Known for
Le Corbeau
Jenny Lamour
Pauline Carton
Mme Michaud
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
Albert Duvaleix
L'abbé Méthivier
Known for
Crazy for Love
Louis de Funès
André
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Wing or the Thigh?
Henry Laverne
Le président
Also in
The Devil Who Limped
Y'en a pas deux comme Angélique
Sacha Guitry Director · Louiguy Composer Jean Bachelet Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $787K · Budget $250K · First release November 30, 1951
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Budget
$250,000
Worldwide gross
$787,280
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Poison
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 30, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
August 11, 1954
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