Panique
Panique, also released as Panic, 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.
Plot
Alice is a young woman who has just been released from prison after taking the rap for a robbery committed by her boyfriend, Alfred. She arrives in town the night after a woman's murder. The next morning, Alice and Alfred pretend they are meeting for the first time, as the police know she covered up a crime for someone and are eager to discover the real criminal. Alice's neighbor, the eccentric and misanthropic loner Monsieur Hire, immediately falls for her. He warns her about Alfred, advising that she should ask him about the murder.
More details
| author | Charles Spaak Julien Duvivier |
|---|---|
| director | Julien Duvivier |
| editor | Marthe Poncin |
| genre | crime drama romance |
| keywords | first time frame kill meet morning murder return home sleep think young woman |
| musicBy | Jean Wiener |
| producer | Pierre O'Connell |
| productionCompany | Filmsonor |
| publisher | Les Acacias |
| theme | film noir |