The Man in the Raincoat (1957)

1h 46m · 22 Feb 1957

QUELLE MADNESS! A triumph of simplicity over duplicity, under the deft direction of Julien Duvivier. A macabre comedy distilled in the cinema connoisseur's taste for the savory.

Comedy Mystery

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In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.

Movie ID	18124
Genre	Comedy, Mystery
Director	Julien Duvivier
Main cast	Fernandel, Bernard Blier, Jacques Duby, Jean Rigaux, Judith Magre, Pierre Spiers, John McGiver, Armande Navarre
Release date	22 February 1957
Release year	1957
Language	French
Duration	106 min (1h 46m)
Rating	6.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Abbey Films