Assassin in the Phonebook
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Fernandel plays Albert, the unhappy brunt of jokes by his fellow office-workers who goes from the frying pan into the fire. Albert gets caught up in a robbery that also goes from bad to worse when it leads to several murders. Although he is not a killer and essentially innocent, there does not seem to be very much that Albert can do to convince others of the truth.
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Fernandel
Albert Rimond
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Georges Chamarat
Leclerc
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Diabolique
Charles Exbrayat
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Saint-Étienne : ville secrète
Roger de Broin
Henri Crémieux
Investigating judge
Known for
Orpheus
Donkey Skin
Alain Poiré
Jacques Robert
Robert Dalban
Commissioner
Known for
Fantomas
Crooks in Clover
Robert Sussfeld
Jean Halain
Marie Déa
Édith
Known for
Orpheus
The Devil's Envoys
Paul Faivre
Boss of the cafe
Known for
...And God Created Woman
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Léo Joannon Director · Charles Exbrayat Writer Marc Lanjean Composer
First release March 2, 1962 · Produced in France · Production Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Production
Marianne Productions
Production
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'assassin est dans l'annuaire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 2, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
July 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 11, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
May 3, 1963 · Theatrical
Germany
November 27, 1962 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1963
Mexico
September 24, 1964 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 9, 1962 · Theatrical
Romania
June 22, 1964 · Theatrical · „Sala Palatului”, cinema „Republica”, „Fetival”, „Excelsior”, „Feroviar”
Sweden
March 18, 1963 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 25, 1964 · Theatrical
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