Strangers in the House (1942)
Les Inconnus dans la Maison (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 35min
- Crime, Drama
- 16 May 1942 (France)
- Movie
Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole. Abandoned by his wife about 20 years ago, he has sunk into alcoholism. One day, the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the attic of his residence.
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| Raimu | ... |
Maître Hector Loursat
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Juliette Faber | ... |
Nicole Loursat
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Gabrielle Fontan | ... |
Fine
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| Héléna Manson | ... |
Madame Manu
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Tania Fédor | ... |
Madame Marthe Dossin
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Marguerite Ducouret | ... |
Angèle
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| Jean Tissier | ... |
Ducup
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Jacques Baumer | ... |
Maître Gérard Rogissart
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| Noël Roquevert | ... |
Le commissaire Binet
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André Reybaz | ... |
Émile Manu
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| Jacques Grétillat | ... |
Le président des Assises
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| Lucien Coëdel | ... |
Jo, le patron du "Boxing Bar"
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Marc Doelnitz | ... |
Edmond Dossin
(as Marc Dolnitz)
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Jacques Denoël | ... |
Marcel Destrivaux
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Pierre Ringel | ... |
Daillat
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| Marcel Mouloudji | ... |
Ephraïm (Amédé) Luska
(as Marcel Mouloudjy)
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| Raymond Cordy | ... |
L'huissier aux Assises
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Paul Barge | ... |
Le gardien de prison (uncredited)
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Lucien Bryonne | ... |
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
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| Martine Carol | ... |
Une spectatrice aux Assises (uncredited)
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Jacques Courtin | ... |
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
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Raymond Dardelin | ... |
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
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Henri de Livry | ... |
Monsieur Georges, le libraire (uncredited)
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Max Delty | ... |
Destrivaux père (uncredited)
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| Arthur Devère | ... |
Le docteur (uncredited)
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Lise Donat | ... |
Adèle (uncredited)
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Paul Faivre | ... |
L'agent (uncredited)
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Fernand Flament | ... |
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
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| Pierre Fresnay | ... |
Le narrateur (uncredited) (voice)
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Georges Gosset | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Daniel Gélin | ... |
(uncredited)
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Langlois | ... |
L'oncle Daillat (uncredited)
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Marcel Lestan | ... |
Le gendarme (uncredited)
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Yette Lucas | ... |
Une mère au tribunal (uncredited)
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Franck Maurice | ... |
Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
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Bernard Noël | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jean Négroni | ... |
(uncredited)
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Claire Olivier | ... |
Madame Daillat (uncredited)
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Max Revor | ... |
Le greffier aux Assises (uncredited)
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Henri Roy | ... |
Daillat père (uncredited)
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Maurice Salabert | ... |
(uncredited)
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Yvonne Scheffer | ... |
La Gourde (uncredited)
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Simone Sylvestre | ... |
Une journaliste (uncredited)
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Génia Vaury | ... |
Madame Laurence Rogissart (uncredited)
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Charles Vissières | ... |
Le greffier de Ducup (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henri Decoin | ||
Written by
| Georges Simenon | ... | (based on the novel by: "Les Inconnus dans la Maison") & |
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | ... | (dialogue) |
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | ... | (scenario and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Alfred Greven | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Roland Manuel | ... | (as Roland-Manuel) |
Cinematography by
| Jules Kruger | ||
Editing by
| Marguerite Beaugé | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Guy de Gastyne | ||
Sound Department
| Jacques Carrère | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE) (1942) (France) (theatrical)
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prisma-Filmverleih (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv)
- Kino Lorber (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Media Target Distribution (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2007) (France) (DVD)
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| Taglines | Raimu as a dipsomaniacal criminal lawyer, disillusioned with life. A stunning psychological murder mystery with sardonic Gallic overtones, adapted by France's predigiously gifted new author-director, Henri-Georges Clouzot ("The Raven" & "Jenny Lamour") See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The character played by Marcel Mouloudji was originally called "Ephraïm Luska" when the film was released in 1942. After being banned for anti-Semitism after the war, the film was re-released a few years later and any reference to the fact the character is Jewish was erased. He was renamed "Amédée Luska" instead and all the scenes where his name is mentioned were re-recorded; except one, during the trail scene, when he is called to testify and Raimu still refers to him as "Ephraïm Luska". One can only presume that the dialogue could not be re-recorded as Raimu had died by then, or that this scene simply escaped the censors. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Henri Decoin (1956). See more » |