Sergil et le dictateur (1948)
Directed by Jacques Daroy

Crime / Thriller

Film Synopsis

Inspector Sergil has some difficult questions to answer from his superiors when the man under his protection, the dictator of San Juanita, is attacked by an unknown assailant during a train journey from Paris to Marseille.  Things become even sticker for the redoubtable inspector when, not long afterwards, the same dictator goes missing.  Proving the old adage that problems, when they come, always arrive in threes, Sergil's fiancée is then kidnapped by a gang of terrorists, taking her as a hostage to be released in exchange for the missing dictator.  The inspector throws himself into his latest mystery with his customary perspicacity and élan, and it isn't long before he realises that the dictator staged his own disappearance because he could no longer stand the pressures of his job...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jacques Daroy
  • Script: Jacques Daroy (dialogue), Jean Rey
  • Cinematographer: Jean Lehérissey
  • Music: Marceau Van Hoorebecke
  • Cast: Henri Arius (Ricardo Mendes), Liliane Bert (Bijou), René Blancard (Goujon), Gaby Bruyère (Colette Marly), Pierre Clarel (Roberillon), Jérôme Goulven (Monnier), Jacqueline Huet (La bonne), Mag-Avril (La logeuse), Arlette Merry (Dolorès), Paul Meurisse (Inspecteur Sergil), Christiane Sertilange (Maud Gloria), Marcel Vallée (le Patron), Georges Yvon (Durban), Mary Lanne, Gino Martini, Georges Montal, Paul Préboist, Sim Robert
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 95 min

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