Nadia la femme traquée (1942) Directed by Claude Orval
Drama
Film Synopsis
A group of political exiles living in France conspire against their
government. They are hunted by Daminoff, the head of their
country's intelligence service, who has enlisted the help of a singer
named Nadia to capture them. Nadia, however, has a mind of her
own and is won over to the side of the exiles. Daminoff finally
succeeds in running Nadia and her new friends to ground and, having
shot their ringleader, André, he manages to lay his hands on
their plans. Fortunately, André is only injured and the
plans turn out to be false...
Cast:Pierre Renoir (Daminoff),
Mireille Perrey (Nadia),
Roger Duchesne (André Varony),
Elisa Ruis (Evelyne),
Pierre Stéphen (Pierre Loiselet),
Jacques Varennes (Rouaumont),
Georges Paulais (Albert),
Lucas Gridoux (Carl),
Armand Larcher (Norbert),
Jacques Henley (Le chef du Deuxième Bureau),
Jean Galland (Serge Vrony)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 86 min
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