Mandat d'amener

Mandat d'amener — Plot

Appointed public prosecutor in a small provincial town, Gérard Latour befriends Delanglade, whose young wife becomes his mistress. Shortly afterwards, a fire ravages Delanglade's factory. During the ensuing investigation, the Public Prosecutor discovers the troubled past of the industrialist and his front man, Jacques Perthuis, an ex-convict. They themselves set fire to the factory to collect the insurance premium. Gérard Latour, suspecting his mistress of complicity in her husband's machinations, leaves her after a stormy argument.

• Release date
• August 2, 1953
• Runtime
• 82 min
• Director
• Pierre-Louis

Mandat d'amener — Cast

Frank Villard Gérard Latour Madeleine Lebeau Françoise Delanglade Pierre-Louis Jacques Pertuis Louis Arbessier Mr. Delanglade Madeleine Barbulée Judge's wife Gaby Basset Lady of the books Jean-Marie Bon Colette Castel