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The Lost Village
In the peaceful alpine village of Granges-de-Mortes, a tragedy has just taken place: Gustave Boeuf, the local Casanova, has mysteriously died at the foot of a wayside cross. Shortly afterwards, a peasant, who is suspected of having murdered him, hangs himself from a branch of the calvary. But was he the real culprit? Angélique Barrodet, an old maid , who had been Gustave's fiancée before he abandoned her on the very day of their wedding, leads the investigation in her own way.
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In the peaceful alpine village of Granges-de-Mortes, a tragedy has just taken place: Gustave Boeuf, the local Casanova, has mysteriously died at the foot of a wayside cross. Shortly afterwards, a peasant, who is suspected of having murdered him, hangs himself from a branch of the calvary. But was he the real culprit? Angélique Barrodet, an old maid , who had been Gustave's fiancée before he abandoned her on the very day of their wedding, leads the investigation in her own way.
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Genre:Drama
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Agence Générale Cinématographique
Cast
Christian Stengel
Director
Gaby Morlay
Angélique Barrodet
Alfred Adam
Gustave Boeuf
Noël Roquevert
Father Landrin, peasant
Line Noro
Amélina Landrin
René Génin
Toubredin
Lucienne Laurence
Josette Marny
Jean Wall
Tancaz, tavern keeper
Guy Decomble
Jean Pétrat
Albert Rémy
Mountaineer
Arlette Merry
Berthe Tancuaz
Marcel Delaître
Rondelot
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