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Poison
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1951-11-30
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
72
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michel Simon
Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
Jean Debucourt
Maître Aubanel
Jacques Varennes
Le procureur
Germaine Reuver
Blandine Braconnier
Marcelle Arnold
Germaine Chevillard
Georges Bever
Mr Gaillard
Nicolas Amato
Victor Boitevin
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Mme Tyberghen
Pauline Carton
Mme Michaud
Albert Duvaleix
L'abbé Méthivier
Louis de Funès
André
Henry Laverne
Le président
Jacques de Féraudy
Jean Brun
Jacques Derives
Jules
Luce Fabiole
Amélie, la servante du curé
Yvonne Hébert
Julie
Roger Poirier
Un geôlier
André Dalibert
Le gendarme
Max Dejean
L'épicier
Michel Nastorg
Le brigadier
Nicolas Amato
Victor
Louis Eymond
Le secrétaire
Marianne Romain
Suzanne Dantès
(voice)
Jacques Morel
(voice)
Thérèse Quantin
Marthe
Maurice Pierrat
(voice)
Marc Arian
Le greffier du tribunal (uncredited)
Marcelle Arnold
Germaine (uncredited)
Jean Bachelet
Self (uncredited)
Henri Belly
Un voisin (uncredited)
Georges Bever
Le pharmacien (uncredited)
Robert Dumesnil
Self (uncredited)
Maria Fromet
Mlle. Aubanel (uncredited)
François Gir
Self (uncredited)
Claude Jacomet
Un gamin (uncredited)
Fernand Janisse
Self (uncredited)
Raymond Lamy
Self (uncredited)
Odette Lemarchand
Self (uncredited)
Guy Lenoir
Un gamin (uncredited)
Louiguy
Self (uncredited)
Alain Malloire
Un gamin (uncredited)
Michel Malloire
Un gamin (uncredited)
Yannick Malloire
La petite fille (uncredited)
Robert Mercier
Gandin (uncredited)
Émile Riandreys
Un geôlier (uncredited)
René Ribault
Self (uncredited)
Marthe Sarbel
Ernestine (uncredited)
Robert Sussfeld
Self (uncredited)
Maurice Teynac
Un avocat (uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
Un gamin (uncredited)
Léon Walther
L'avocat général (uncredited)
Max Harry
Henri
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