Trap for the Assassin

Trap for the Assassin

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 15, 1966

This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda,who was mainly known for his horror movies,tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") ,and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" ,he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact ,with a running time of 105 min,whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all,it's the same old story.

Trap for the Assassin

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 15, 1966

Trap for the Assassin
This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda,who was mainly known for his horror movies,tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") ,and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" ,he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact ,with a running time of 105 min,whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all,it's the same old story.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Roger la Honte
Directors Yves Boisset, Riccardo Freda
Writers Jean-Louis Bory, Jules Mary

Cast

Georges Géret

as Roger Laroque

Jean Carmet

as Tristot

Jean-Pierre Marielle

as Lucien de Noirville

Jacques Monod

as le président des assises

Dominique Zardi

as un forçat

Irene Papas

as Julia de Noirville

Anne Vernon

as Henriette Laroque

Jean Topart

as Luversant

Marie-France Boyer

as Suzanne Laroque

Sabine Sun

as Victoire

Gabriele Tinti

as Raymond de Noirville

Germaine Delbat

as La mère Brun - la servante de Larouette

Guy Saint-Jean

as Jean

Roger Fradet

as Le domestique de Farney

Guy Marly

as L'huissier au cercle

Claude Bahier

as Le collaborateur de Noirville

Henri Attal

as Un policier / Un forçat

Pierre Duncan

as Le domestique de Luversan

Clément Harari

as Larouette

Sabine Haudepin

as Suzanne Laroque enfant

Joëlle LaTour

as L'amie de Luversan

Paul Müller

as Le commissaire Lacroix

William Sabatier

as L'avocat général

Marcel Cuvelier

as Le médecin légiste

Jean Michaud

as Le président du tribunal

Jean Danet

as Le juge (uncredited)

Arlette Gilbert

as La femme de chambre (uncredited)

Henri Guégan

as Un forçat (uncredited)

Roland Malet

as Le valet au cercle (uncredited)

Pierre Vaudier

as Un écclésiastique (uncredited)

Lionel Vitrant

as Un forçat (uncredited)

Bernard Lajarrige

as Bernadit (uncredited)