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Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Christian-Jaque
Writer : Charles Spaak

Synopsis

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).

Actors

Harry Baur
Harry Baur
Gaspard Cornusse
Renée Faure
Renée Faure
Catherine Cornusse
Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux
Noirngoutte
Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès
Kappel
Marie-Hélène Dasté
Marie-Hélène Dasté
La mere Michel
Raymond Rouleau
Raymond Rouleau
Baron Roland de la Faille
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
Leon Villard
Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard
Ricomet
Héléna Manson
Héléna Manson
Marie Coquillot
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
Jean Buquet
Jean Buquet
Un Gosse
Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat
Valcourt
Marcelle Monthil
Marcelle Monthil
Madame Rambert
Michel François
Michel François
Pierre

Crews

Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque
Director
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Pierre Véry
Pierre Véry
Novel
Armand Thirard
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
René Le Hénaff
René Le Hénaff
Editor
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Adaptation
Alfred Greven
Alfred Greven
Producer
Henri Verdun
Henri Verdun
Original Music Composer
Guy de Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne
Production Design
François Carron
François Carron
Production Manager

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