A little peasant girl claims to have been raped. The detective who arrives in the village discovers that it is a set-up, but at the same time reveals carefully hidden and very surprising truths about each.
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Cast
16 people
Jules Berry
Henri Sornin
Known for
Daybreak
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Pierre Larquey
Bob Pouvrier
Known for
Diabolique
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Maurice Gleize
Léopold Marchand
Henry Dory
Christiane Delyne
Betty Pouvrier
Also in
The Rooster of the Regiment
High and Low
Monique Rolland
Fossette Sornin
Also in
A Rare Bird
Four Flights to Love
Saturnin Fabre
Monsieur Amédée
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Sinoël
Uncle Albert
Known for
Bizarre, Bizarre
Stormy Waters
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Known for
Le Corbeau
Jenny Lamour
Andrée Champeaux
Also in
La Poupée sanglante
Case closed
Serjius
Gustave
Also in
Miquette and Her Mother
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Maurice Gleize Director
First release May 22, 1936 · Produced in France · Original title Une poule sur un mur
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France
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Languages
Original title
Une poule sur un mur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 22, 1936
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