Synopsis
After being trained to kill by the Resistance, Rene Le Guen, an illiterate, drunken young man brought up in the slums, returns home -- where he continues murdering. Finally arrested for shooting a policeman, Rene is tried and sentenced to execution, then sent to prison to meet his fate. With other condemned men, Rene learns of the dread and utter misery of waiting for a grisly guillotine death that, by the laws of the land, can occur any night without warning.
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Director
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André Cayatte
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Screenwriter
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André Cayatte,
Charles Spaak
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Production Co
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Jolly Film,
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
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Genre
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Drama
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Original Language
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Canadian French
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Release Date (Theaters)
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Jan 8, 1957, Original
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Runtime
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1h 55m