Pitiless Gendarme

1935 0h 40m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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The police superintendent may be good-natured but he has got a lot on his plate with all the witnesses that come to make a statement before him. They are all crazier than the others and although the superintendent is not too bad at keeping his self-control, he might well go nuts after all with this bunch of lunatics!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Palau
Le commissaire de police
Louis Seigner
M. Punez
Etienne Decroux
Jean-Édouard Floche
Marcelle Monthil
Mme Floche
Marcel Duhamel
M. Brelo
Ginette Leclerc
Le flirt de M. Breloc
Lucien Raimbourg
M. Garreau
Daniel Gilbert
Le premier témoin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Prévert
Writers: Jacques Becker, Pierre Prévert
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Isabelle Elman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pierre Palau and Louis Seigner and Etienne Decroux carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0205834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pierre Prévert directs. Isabelle Elman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Isabelle Elman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pierre Palau and Louis Seigner and Etienne Decroux carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0205834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.