Strange M. Victor
Synopsis
The title character of L'Etrange Monsieur Victor is a seemingly respectable storekeeper, happily married to the lovely Madeleine. As the film opens, Victor and Madeleine have just become the proud parents of an adorable baby boy. Everything seems perfect for Victor, a man admired for his good works and love of children. But Victor has a secret life; he is leader of a criminal gang. Now that he is a father, he decides to leave behind his life of crime, but one member of his gang doesn't like this and threatens to expose him. Almost without thinking, Victor kills the man. He escapes suspicion, however, and an innocent man named Bastien is sent to prison instead. As time passes, Victor becomes overcome with guilt and remorse; he loses his temper easily and is likewise easily agitated. Eventually Bastien escapes, and Victor takes him in and hides him -- but doing so threatens to bring about the truth about the murder.
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Director (1)
Actors (18)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)
- Foreign production company : UFA
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)
Full credits (9)
- Adaptation : Charles Spaak
- Screenwriters : Albert Valentin, Charles Spaak
- Dialogue Writers : Charles Spaak, Marcel Achard
- Director of Photography : Werner Krien
- Music Composer : Roland Manuel
- Assistant Director : Louis Daquin
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Archimbaud
- Production Manager : Raoul Ploquin
- Production Designer : Willy Schiller
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological comedy
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Germany, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Germany, France)
- Production year : 1938
- French release : 04/05/1938
- Runtime : 1 h 53 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 4220
- Visa issue date : 04/03/1942
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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