Witness in the City

Witness in the City

86 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 6, 1959

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

Witness in the City

86 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 6, 1959

Witness in the City
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Franco London Films, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), Paris Union Films, Tempo Film
Original title Un témoin dans la ville
Directors Édouard Molinaro
Writers Georges Tabet, André Tabet, Édouard Molinaro, Gérard Oury, Thomas Narcejac, Pierre Boileau, Alain Poiré

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Ancelin

Jacques Berthier

as Pierre Verdier

Daniel Ceccaldi

as Le client étranger

Robert Dalban

as Raymond

Micheline Luccioni

as Germaine

Janine Darcey

as La propriétaire de l'hôtel

Jacques Monod

as L'avocat de Verdier

Michel Etcheverry

as Le juge d'instruction

Sandra Milo

as Liliane

Jacques Jouanneau

as Le loueur de voitures

Ginette Pigeon

as Muriel

Françoise Brion

as Jeanne Ancelin

Geneviève Cluny

as La speakerine

Joëlle Janin

as Une standardiste

Nicole Alexandra

as Une standardiste

Claire Nicole

as Une standardiste

Martine Reichenbach

as Une standardiste

Paul Bisciglia

as Un chauffeur de taxi

Henri Belly

as Louis dit Petit Louis

Alain Nobis

as L'auteur de l'accident avec Verdier

Jean Lara

as M. Catherine

Gérard Darrieu

as Pierre - le collègue d'Ancelin

Jean Daurand

as Bernard - un habitué du café

Charles Bouillaud

as Un chauffeur de taxi ami de Raymond

René Hell

as Grand-père

Billy Kearns

as Le soldat américain

Dora Doll

as Une prostituée (uncredited)

Franco Fabrizi

as Lambert