The Most Wanted Man
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A nearsighted clerk gets fired after embarrassing mishaps. He mistakenly takes a gangster's raincoat, finds a gun inside, and is arrested as Public Enemy No. 1. Chaos erupts as both the police and the mob pursue him.
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Fernandel
Joe Calvet
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Lola
Known for
Moulin Rouge
Lili
Nicole Maurey
Peggy
Known for
The Day of the Triffids
Diary of a Country Priest
Louis Seigner
Prison Warden
Known for
L'Eclisse
The Truth
Saturnin Fabre
W.W. Stone
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Paolo Stoppa
Tony Fallone
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Marquis of Grillo
Alfred Adam
Sheriff
Known for
The Stranger
The President
Jean Marchat
General District Attorney
Known for
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Stormy Waters
Henri Verneuil Director · Michel Audiard Screenplay Jean Manse Screenplay
United States release December 25, 1953 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages French, Hungarian
Production
Fidès Film
Production
PEG Produzione Films
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
L'Ennemi public n°1
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Hungarian
Release dates
France · December 2, 1953
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1953
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1953 · Theatrical
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