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.
Credits
Trap for the Assassin Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Sabine Haudepin
She was 10, now 69 years old
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as Suzanne Laroque enfant |
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Jean Topart
He was 44, 90 years old when he died
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as Luversant |
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Gabriele Tinti
He was 33, 59 years old when he died
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as Raymond de Noirville |
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Guy Saint-Jean
He was 42, 76 years old when he died
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as Jean |
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Jean Carmet
He was 46, 73 years old when he died
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as Tristot |
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Georges Géret
He was 41, 71 years old when he died
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as Roger Laroque |
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Jean Danet
He was 42, 77 years old when he died
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as Le juge (uncredited) |
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Dominique Zardi
He was 36, 79 years old when he died
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as un forçat |
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Henri Attal
He was 30, 67 years old when he died
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as Un policier / Un forçat |
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Paul Müller
He was 43, now 101 years old
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as Le commissaire Lacroix |
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Irene Papas
She was 40, now 98 years old
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as Julia de Noirville |
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Marcel Cuvelier
He was 42, 90 years old when he died
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as Le médecin légiste |
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Anne Vernon
She was 42, now 100 years old
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as Henriette Laroque |
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Jacques Monod
He was 56, 66 years old when he died
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as le président des assises |
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Germaine Delbat
She was 62, 84 years old when she died
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as La mère Brun - la servante de Larouette |
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Clément Harari
He was 47, 89 years old when he died
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as Larouette |
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Marie-France Boyer
She was 28, now 86 years old
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as Suzanne Laroque |
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Roger Fradet
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as Le domestique de Farney |
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William Sabatier
He was 43, 95 years old when he died
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as L'avocat général |
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Jean Michaud
He was 44, 79 years old when he died
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as Le président du tribunal |
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Sabine Sun
She was 26, now 84 years old
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as Victoire |
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Jean-Pierre Marielle
He was 34, 87 years old when he died
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as Lucien de Noirville |
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Lionel Vitrant
He was 29, now 87 years old
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as Un forçat (uncredited) |
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Pierre Duncan
He was 55, 92 years old when he died
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as Le domestique de Luversan |
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Bernard Lajarrige
He was 54, 87 years old when he died
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as Bernadit (uncredited) |
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Henri Guégan
He was 40, 85 years old when he died
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as Un forçat (uncredited) |
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Fernand Bercher
He was 62, 76 years old when he died
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Arlette Gilbert
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as La femme de chambre (uncredited) |
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Joëlle LaTour
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as L'amie de Luversan |
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Guy Marly
He was 45, 87 years old when he died
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as L'huissier au cercle |
Trap for the Assassin Crew
| Name |
Department |
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René Longuet as Sound Recordist. |
Sound |
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Jean Tournier as Director of Photography. He was 40 (78) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Antoine Duhamel as Music. He was 40 (89) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Yves Boisset as Assistant Director. He was 27 (now 85) years old
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Directing |
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Riccardo Freda as Director. He was 57 (90) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Alvaro Mancori as Producer. He was 42 (87) years old when He died
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Production |
