Alibi

Name: Alibi
Director: Pierre Chenal
Released: 1937-01-01

1937 film by Pierre Chenal

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Released: 1937
Director: Pierre Chenal
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0028567/Retrieved 2016-05-02
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Screenwriter: Marcel Achard
Cast: Albert Brouett
, Albert Préjean
, Erich von Stroheim
, Fernand Flament
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Runtime: 84 min
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1.Stated in IMDb
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Genre: mystery film
, crime film
Country of origin: France
Original language: French

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The Alibi is a 1937 French mystery film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean and Jany Holt. It has been described as a precursor to film noir. The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios and Epinay Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Trilport on the River Seine. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eugène Lourié and Serge Piménoff.

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Title: L'Alibi
Color: black-and-white
Narrative location: Paris
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/1288
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