Poison
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1951-11-30
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Sacha Guitry
Writer: Sacha Guitry
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Poison
Production Companies: Gaumont
Production Countries: France
Cast
Michel Simon
Jean Debucourt
Jacques Varennes
Germaine Reuver
Marcelle Arnold
Georges Bever
Nicolas Amato
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Pauline Carton
Albert Duvaleix
Louis de Funès
Henry Laverne
Jacques de Féraudy
Jacques Derives
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