Metropolitan (1939 film)

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]

## Synopsis

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

## Cast

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Métropolitain de Maurice Cam (1938) - Unifrance".
2. ^ Walker-Morrison p.229
3. ^ Hodgson p.37

## Bibliography

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

## External links

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* Metropolitan at IMDb

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