Panic
Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town and discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him.
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Panique is a 1946 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Michel Simon and Viviane Romance. The screenplay is based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon. The film was released in the United States as Panic. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. In 1989 Patrice Leconte made a second film based on the same novel Monsieur Hire with Michel Blanc in the title role.
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- Director
- Julien Duvivier
- Starring
- Michel Simon, Viviane Romance, Paul Bernard, Charles Dorat, Lucas Gridoux, Lita Recio, Max Dalban, Émile Drain
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