The Cavalier of Croix-Mort | |
Director: | Lucien Ganier-Raymond |
Producer: | Charles de Grenier |
Starring: | Henri Nassiet Madeleine Robinson Yves Vincent |
Music: | Henri Verdun |
Cinematography: | Maurice Pecqueux |
Editing: | Monique Lacombe |
Studio: | Simoun Films |
Distributor: | Consortium du Film |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
The Cavalier of Croix-Mort (French: Le cavalier de Croix-Mort) is a 1948 French historical crime drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Henri Nassiet, Madeleine Robinson and Yves Vincent.[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
François d'Anthar returns home to find his wife Élisabeth in the arms of another man, Simon de Chabre. Enraged he wounds the man but Élisabeth's sister Lucile claims that he was there to see her. To maintain the pretence she becomes engaged to Simon. This provokes Élisabeth's jealousy and she arranges to have him kidnapped by hired thugs. The investigating police officer Eugène François Vidocq is able to solve the case and bring Simon and Lucile together again.