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Death on the Run (1936 film)

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Death on the Run
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byLoïc Le Gouriadec
Carlo Rim
Produced byRoger Richebé
Starring
CinematographyJean Isnard
Edited byMarcel Cohen
Music byMarcel Lattès
Production
company
Films Roger Richebé
Distributed byFilms Roger Richebé
Release date
  • 20 November 1936 (1936-11-20)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Death on the Run (French: Le mort en fuite) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jules Berry, Michel Simon and Marie Glory.[1] It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. It was remade two years later in Britain as Break the News starring Jack Buchanan and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France.

Synopsis

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Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Nowell-Smith p.246

Bibliography

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  • Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press, 1997.
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