Metropolitan (1939 film)

Metropolitan
Directed by	Maurice Cam
Written by	Max Maret André Cerf Maurice Cam
Produced by	Simon Barstoff
Starring	Albert Préjean Ginette Leclerc André Brulé
Cinematography	Nicolas Hayer Pierre Méré Marcel Villet
Edited by	Georges Lantz
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Production company	S.B. Films
Distributed by	Les Films Vog
Release date	8 February 1939 (1939-02-08)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Metropolitan (French: Métropolitain) is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Albert Préjean, Ginette Leclerc and André Brulé.^[1][2] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was remade in Britain the following year as A Window in London with the setting moved to the London Underground.^[3]

While travelling on the Paris Métro, a man spots what looks like a murder being committed.

• Albert Préjean as Pierre
• Ginette Leclerc as Viviane
• André Brulé as Zoltini
• Albert Duvaleix as Chef de l'information
• Yvonne Yma as Mme Valreau
• Maxime Fabert as Cyprien
• Pierre Sergeol as Jackson
• René Lacourt as Valreau
• Anne Laurens as Suzanne
• Madeleine Simon as Simone
• Marcel Pérès as Ami dans le métro
• Paul Faivre as Le client du 65
• Henri de Livry as Régisseur
• Paul Demange as Employé du journal
• Georgette Tissier as Standardiste

• Hodgson, Michael. Patricia Roc. Author House, 2013.
• Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

• Metropolitan at IMDb

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