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La Polka des menottes (1957)

1957-09-04 · 1h 30m · FR
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Elisabeth is persuaded to have killed her noisy upstairs neighbor, scientist Charles Magne. To save her, Mr. Matheu, Elisabeth's father, accuses himself while Pierrot, Elisabeth's fiancé gets rid of the body in order to save father and daughter. For his part, a gangster also believes he has killed the scientist but he gets shot down by a taxidermist, who runs for life. The girl, her daddy and her boyfriend also run away. But Magne is not dead. A bum is mistaken for him and a police inspector makes everyone believe that he is the one who shot the gangster. At the end of this crazy chain of events all the protagonists are reunited at the station house and everybody dances to express their relief.

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Raoul AndréDirector

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Francis BlancheFrancis Blancheun voisinJean LefebvreJean Lefebvrel'inspecteur MartialPascale AudretPascale AudretElisabeth MatheuMischa AuerMischa AuerCharles MagneGaby BassetGaby BassetLa trompettisteSimone BerthierSimone BerthierLa bonne de MatheuRené BlancardRené BlancardM. Matheu, le père d'ElisabethAlain BouvetteAlain BouvetteGaston, le livreurPierre DacPierre Dacl'homme en caleçon au commissariatClaude RichClaude RichPierrot, le fiancé d'ElisabethJacques DynamJacques Dynamle camionneur boulanger

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Genre affinityComedy · CrimeDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference562901Actor preference254819 · 201793 · 219312Country preferenceFr

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What is La Polka des menottes about?

Elisabeth is persuaded to have killed her noisy upstairs neighbor, scientist Charles Magne. To save her, Mr. Matheu, Elisabeth's father, accuses himself while Pierrot, Elisabeth's fiancé gets rid of the body in order to save father and daughter. For his part, a gangster also believes he has killed the scientist but he gets shot down by a taxidermist, who runs for life. The girl, her daddy and her boyfriend also run away. But Magne is not dead. A bum is mistaken for him and a police inspector makes everyone believe that he is the one who shot the gangster. At the end of this crazy chain of events all the protagonists are reunited at the station house and everybody dances to express their relief.

How long is La Polka des menottes?

La Polka des menottes has a runtime of 90 minutes.