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Mort en fraude (1957)

1h 45m

Running Time

Mort en fraude (1957)

Name: Mort en fraude
Genre: Drama, Crime, War & Politics
Released: 1957-04-09

1h 45m

Running Time

Plot.

In 1950 Saigon Paul Horcier, a young Frenchman is on the run for currency trafficking. A Eurasian woman he meets takes him to shelter in a village in No man's land between the French forces and the Viet Minh. He grows to have enormous empathy with the locals and their poor living conditions. He ultimately lays down his life on their behalf.

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This Movie Is About.

saigon ·

fraude

Cast & Crew.

Daniel Gélin

Paul Horcier

Anne Méchard

Anh

Jacques Chancerel

The Vice President

Lucien Callamand

Le chef de la police

Antoine Filidori

The Smuggler

Jacques Chancel

The Vice President

Le Thi Nam

The Mother

Marcel Camus

Director

Michel Audiard

Writer

Nguyen Phuong

The sister of the Village Headman

Jean Hougron

Writer

Trinh Trac

The Village Headman

Dang Van Nhan

Ty - brother of Anh

Jean-Paul Guibert

Producer

Dang Van Nhan

Grandfather

Edmond Séchan

Cinematographer

Jacqueline Thiédot

Editor

Luong Van Vuong

The Man with Harmonica

Paul-Louis Boutié

Production Design

Raymond Cauchetier

Camera Department Manager

Jean Combal

Details.

Release Date
April 9, 1957

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 45m

Genres
Drama Crime War & Politics

Wiki.

Fugitive in Saigon (French: Mort en fraude) is a 1957 French war drama film directed by Marcel Camus and starring Daniel Gélin, Anne Méchard and Lucien Callamand. It was shot on location in Cambodia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. It was one of the first films to deal with France's defeat in the First Indochina War, along with Shock Patrol by Claude Bernard-Aubert.