Eight Men in a Castle

Eight Men in a Castle
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	Jean Aurenche Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Based on	Eight Men in a Castle by Jean Kéry
Produced by	Lucien Masson
Starring	René Dary Jacqueline Gauthier Aline Carola
Cinematography	Georges Million
Edited by	Germaine Fouquet
Music by	Arthur Honegger Arthur Hoérée
Production company	La Société des Films Sirius
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	9 December 1942 (1942-12-09)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Eight Men in a Castle (French: Huit hommes dans un château) is a 1942 French mystery crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Mary. It was based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Jean Kéry.

Following the sinking of a ship, the various survivors meet up again in a castle in the provinces. A series of murders take place around a mystery solving an inheritance that draws in amongst others a husband and wife team of detective novelists and a young actor.

• René Dary as Monsieur Paladine
• Jacqueline Gauthier as Madame Paladine
• Aline Carola as Hélène de Chanceau
• Louis Salou as Delaunay
• Colette Régis as La comtesse de Chanceau
• André Carnège as Le juge d'instruction
• Pierre Palau as Le notaire
• Jean Meyer as Le neveu du notaire
• Maurice Pierrat as Le maître d'hôtel
• Jean Daurand as L'acrobate
• Charles Lemontier as Le cuisinier
• Jean Morel as Le commandant Dupuis
• Gabrielle Fontan as L'aubergiste
• Eugène Frouhins as Le jardinier
• Georges Vasty as L'inspecteur
• Robert Arpin as Le mousse
• Georges Grey as Alain Severac

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• Eight Men in a Castle at IMDb

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