Watch L'échafaud peut attendre (1949) Official Trailer
8 / 10 IMDb February 9, 1949 1h 27m
A trio of criminals gradually become entangled in theft and crime. Serge is arrested, his mistress, Hélène, and his accomplice, Michel, both become lovers, try to exonerate him and use false fingerprints first, then after Serge's conviction, gloves covered with the same fingerprints of the prisoner.
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Runtime
1h 27m
Release Date
February 9, 1949
Genre
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Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France
Writers
Cast
Jany Holt
as Hélène Bonnard
Paul Bernard
as Serge Ullrich
Jean Desailly
as Michel Vincent
Jean Debucourt
as Doctor Jeannin
Charles Lemontier
as Inspector Sorbier
Junie Astor
as Maître Fontanie, lawyer
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Robert Balpo
as Employee
Claude Bertrand
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Fernand Blot
as Police inspector
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Jean Brunel
as President of the Assizes
Lucien Desagneaux
as Pharmacist
Colette Georges
as Flowergirl
Pierre Labry
as Cafe owner
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Françoise Lauby
Palmyre Levasseur
as Landlady
René Marc
as Police officer
Maurice Marceau
as Plasterer
Franck Maurice
Albert Michel
as Male nurse
Georges Paulais
as General Counsel
Production Companies
Codo Cinéma
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