Un linceul n’a pas de poches (1974)

Un linceul n’a pas de poches is a French film first released in 1974, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky.  The film is based on a novel by Horace McCoy and stars Jean Carmet, Michel Constantin, Michel Galabru, Daniel Gélin and Michael Lonsdale.  It has also been released under the title: No Pockets in a Shroud.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


A journalist on the payroll of a major newspaper, Michel Dolannes is forced to resign when his employer refuses to allow him to write what he knows to be the truth.  With the support a young woman named Mira and an old friend Jo he creates his own newspaper, financed by snobs and society women.  Once he has found a printer, Dolannes starts to publish articles which previously would have been suppressed, articles denouncing sporting scandals and corrupt politicians of all persuasions.   But in his crusade to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, Dolannes makes some very dangerous enemies...

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