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Status
Released
Release
1951
Runtime
1h 44m
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A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard.
18 Cast Members
Fernandel
The Monk
Françoise Rosay
Marie Martin
Marie-Claire Olivia
Mathilde
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Darwin
Nane Germon
Ms. Élisa
Didier d'Yd
Jeannou
Lud Germain
Fétiche
Jacques Charon
Rodolphe
Andrée Vialla
Marquise Caroline de La Roche de Glun
Julien Carette
Martin
Grégoire Aslan
Barbeuf
Robert Berri
Coachman
André Cheff
Gendarme
André Dalibert
Woodcutter
Grégoire Aslan
Barboeuf
Yves Montand
Singing Commentator (voice)
Manuel Gary
Gendarme (uncredited)
René Lefèvre-Bel
Gendarme (uncredited)
