A Man Has Been Stolen

1934 1h 0m FR

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Lost film. A young man is kidnapped by his business competitors, but the jailer falls in love with the man she has to keep a prisoner.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lili Damita
Annette
Charles Fallot
Victor
Lucien Callamand
Legros
Fernand Fabre
Robert
Henri Garat
Jean de Lafaye
Robert Goupil
Legros
Nina Myral
Old Woman
Pierre Piérade
Remy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Max Ophüls
Writers: Hans Wilhelm, René Pujol
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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92 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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Directed by Max Ophüls, shot by René Guissart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Lili Damita and Charles Fallot and Lucien Callamand carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0024409 — 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

Max Ophüls directs. René Guissart behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Max Ophüls, shot by René Guissart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Lili Damita and Charles Fallot and Lucien Callamand carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0024409 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.