The Man Who Seeks the Truth
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1939
French release20/03/1940
Runtime1 h 32 min
Synopsis
Jean Vernet, an unselfish banker, feels fine : he has a charming mistress, Jacqueline ; a godson, Fernand, that he took in when he was a child and that he has brought up and cherished ever since ; a faithful friend, Lamblin ; and an adorable dog. But things are not so rosy as they look. Adrienne, Jean's sister, hates Jacqueline and is prepared to do everything to separate the couple. Worse, it looks as though Fernand has betrayed his godfather by sleeping with Jacqueline. To know more about those around him, Jean, a modern Volpone, decides to fake deafness...
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (22)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Gibé
- French distribution : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Joseph Bercholz, Edouard Gide
- Screenwriter : Pierre Wolff
- Dialogue Writer : Pierre Wolff
- Music Composer : Adolphe Borchard
- Assistant Director : Charles Barrois
- Editor : Maurice Serein
- Sound Recordist : Jacques Hawadier
- Production Manager : Edouard Harispuru
- Production Designer : Henri Menessier
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1939
- French release : 20/03/1940
- Runtime : 1 h 32 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 991
- Visa issue date : 31/03/1940
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
