Serenade to the Executioner
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Schomberg, an enigmatic psychiatrist runs a nursing home. He is forced to close his clinic and disappear to escape the police. But he wants revenge on his wife's lover, Didier Laurent, a former RAF fighter pilot. Didier meets a young trapeze artist, Paula, with whom he falls in love. The happiness of the two young people is disturbed by the assassination of Irene, strangled by Schomberg who casts suspicion on Didier. Fortunately for them Commissioner Ulysses knows the truth and forces Schomberg to commit suicide.
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Cast
22 people
Paul Meurisse
Known for
Army of Shadows
Diabolique
Tilda Thamar
Known for
Faceless
Claude Dolbert
Maurice Dekobra
Jean Stelli
Antonin Berval
Known for
Speaking of Murder
Julien Bertheau
Known for
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Pierre Laroche
Solange Varenne
Also in
I Was It Three Times
My Last Mistress
Albert Valentin
Henry Murray
Also in
Le Dolmen tragique
Alert Nights
Jean Pignol
Known for
Tout Va Bien
Jean Stelli Director
First release May 31, 1951 · Original title Sérénade au bourreau
Languages
Original title
Sérénade au bourreau
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 31, 1951
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No release date listed for United States.
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