Latin Quarter (1945 film)
| Latin Quarter | |
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| Directed by | Vernon Sewell[1] |
| Written by | Vernon Sewell |
| Based on | play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills C. Vylars |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring | Derrick De Marney Joan Greenwood Beresford Egan |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
| Edited by | Lito Carruthers |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Latin Quarter (also known as Frenzy [2]) is a 1945 British thriller directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood and Beresford Egan.[2] The film is an adaptation of the play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills and C. Vylars. It was Sewell's second film version of the story, following The Medium in 1934.[3] It was made by British National Films at their studios in Elstree and was released in the United States as Frenzy.
Plot
[edit]In the Paris of 1893, sculptor Charles Garrie enters into an illicit relationship with the married Christine Minetti. Christine's husband Anton also a sculptor, and mentally unstable. Anton finds out about Christine's affair and soon after she vanishes without trace. Although the police consider Anton the prime suspect in being involved in his wife's disappearance, they can find no incriminating evidence, nor any lead as to her whereabouts, alive or dead.
Anton's mental deterioration gathers pace, and in due course he is arrested for the murder of his mistress and in this case there is no doubt of his guilt. He still refuses however to give any indication of what happened to Christine. Charles remains desperate to discover Christine's fate, and relates the whole story to a criminologist. A psychic is called in and a séance is held in Anton's studio, revealing that Christine has always been much closer to home than anyone could have realised.
Cast
[edit]- Derrick De Marney as Charles Garrie
- Beresford Egan as Anton Minetti
- Joan Greenwood as Christine Minetti
- Frederick Valk as Dr. Ivan Krasner
- Sybille Binder as Mme. Cordova
- Joan Seton as Lucille Lindbeck
- Lily Kann as Maria
- Valentine Dyall as prefect of police
- Gerhard Kempinski as sergeant
- Espinosa as ballet master
- Margaret Clarke as ballet mistress
- Bruce Winston as Jo-Jo
- Anthony Hawtrey as specialist
- Martin Miller as morgue keeper
References
[edit]- ^ Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.
- ^ a b "Latin Quarter". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "LATIN QUARTER (1946)". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
External links
[edit]- Latin Quarter at IMDb
- Latin Quarter at AllMovie
- Latin Quarter at BritMovie (archived)
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