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The Ferret (film)

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The Ferret
Directed byRaymond Leboursier
Written byStanislas-André Steeman (novel)
Raymond Leboursier
Produced byRené Bianco
StarringJany Holt
Colette Darfeuil
Pierre Renoir
CinematographyGeorges Million
Edited byPierre Gérau
Music byCharly Bailly
André Varel
Production
company
Société Parisienne d'Art Technique
Distributed byLes Réalisations d'Art Cinématographique
Release date
  • 10 February 1950 (1950-02-10)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Ferret (French: Le furet) is a 1950 French crime film directed by Raymond Leboursier and starring Jany Holt, Colette Darfeuil and Pierre Renoir. It was based on a novel by Stanislas-André Steeman.[1] It features the character of Inspector Wens, who had appeared in several other films including The Murderer Lives at Number 21. Location shooting took place around Paris including the city's Orly Airport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

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A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about murders that are to be committed around Paris. Among those caught up in the police manhunt is a fraudulent clairvoyant.

Main cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.440

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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