La poison

Nov 30 1951 Not Rated 1h 25m
Comedy, Crime

Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...

Plot

Fed up with his wife Blandine, an alcoholic shrew, Paul Braconnier decides to get rid of her. But before taking action, the sly fox first consults a lawyer and skilfully finds out from him about the best way to go about murdering her. Back home, as his wife tries to poison him, Paul stabs her to death. The lawyer, who had talked too much, has no other choice but to have his client acquitted, even though this one cheerfully admits his guilt to the court. Paul returns to his village hailed as the local hero.

Written by

Sacha Guitry

Directed by

Sacha Guitry

Cast

Michel Simon, Jean Debucourt, Jacques Varennes

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Gaumont

Languages

Français

Awards

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Featurettes
Olivier Assayas on LA POISON
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