Serenade to the Executioner

Overview

Schomberg, an enigmatic psychiatrist runs a nursing home. He is forced to close his clinic and disappear to escape the police. But he wants revenge on his wife's lover, Didier Laurent, a former RAF fighter pilot. Didier meets a young trapeze artist, Paula, with whom he falls in love. The happiness of the two young people is disturbed by the assassination of Irene, strangled by Schomberg who casts suspicion on Didier. Fortunately for them Commissioner Ulysses knows the truth and forces Schomberg to commit suicide.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 31, 1951

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Cast

Paul Meurisse,Jacques Bougheriou,Henri Cote,Henry Murray,Antonin Berval,Claire Genet,Marcel Melrac,Véra Norman,Jean Pignol,Lisa Doreland 7 more

Director

Jean Stelli

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0160945