This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda,who was mainly known for his horror movies,tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") ,and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" ,he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact ,with a running time of 105 min,whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all,it's the same old story.
Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
Writing | Jean-Louis Bory | Writer |
Writing | Jules Mary | Novel |
Production | Robert de Nesle | Producer |
Production | Alvaro Mancori | Producer |
Sound | Antoine Duhamel | Music |
Sound | Georges Jean-Luc | Music |
Camera | Jean Tournier | Director of Photography |
Editing | Michèle Boëhm | Editor |
Art | Jacques Mawart | Production Design |
Production | Jean Maumy | Production Manager |
Directing | Yves Boisset | Assistant Director |
Sound | René Longuet | Sound Recordist |