Sergil et le dictateur (1948) Directed by Jacques Daroy
Crime / Thriller
Film Synopsis
Inspector Sergil has some difficult questions to answer from his superiors
when the man under his protection, the dictator of San Juanita, is attacked
by an unknown assailant during a train journey from Paris to Marseille.
Things become even sticker for the redoubtable inspector when, not long afterwards,
the same dictator goes missing. Proving the old adage that problems,
when they come, always arrive in threes, Sergil's fiancée is then kidnapped
by a gang of terrorists, taking her as a hostage to be released in exchange
for the missing dictator. The inspector throws himself into his latest
mystery with his customary perspicacity and élan, and it isn't long
before he realises that the dictator staged his own disappearance because
he could no longer stand the pressures of his job...
Cast: Henri Arius (Ricardo Mendes),
Liliane Bert (Bijou),
René Blancard (Goujon),
Gaby Bruyère (Colette Marly),
Pierre Clarel (Roberillon),
Jérôme Goulven (Monnier),
Jacqueline Huet (La bonne),
Mag-Avril (La logeuse),
Arlette Merry (Dolorès),
Paul Meurisse (Inspecteur Sergil),
Christiane Sertilange (Maud Gloria),
Marcel Vallée (le Patron),
Georges Yvon (Durban),
Mary Lanne,
Gino Martini,
Georges Montal,
Paul Préboist,
Sim Robert
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 95 min
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