Summary
The Impostor is an American war film first released in 1944,
directed by Julien Duvivier.
The film stars Jean Gabin, Richard Whorf, Allyn Joslyn, Ellen Drew and John Qualen.
It has also been released under the title: Bayonet Charge.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Julien Duvivier
- Script: Marc Connelly, Julien Duvivier, Stephen Longstreet, Lynn Starling
- Photo: Paul Ivano
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cast: Jean Gabin (Clement/Maurice Lafarge), Richard Whorf (Lieutenant Varenne), Allyn Joslyn (Bouteau), Ellen Drew (Yvonne), John Qualen (Monge), Eddie Quillan (Cochery), Peter van Eyck (Hafner), Ralph Morgan (Colonel DeBoivin), Dennis Moore (LeFarge), John Philliber (Mortemart), Charles McGraw (Menessier), John Forrest (Free French Corporal), Fritz Leiber (Priest), Ian Wolfe (Sergeant Clerk), William B. Davidson (Adjutant), Frank Wilcox (Prosecutor), Warren Ashe (Officer), Ernest Whitman (Ekopa), Grandon Rhodes (Captain), George Irving (Prosecutor), Milburn Stone (Chauzel)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
- Aka: Bayonet Charge; Strange Confession
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