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Hi-Jack Highway (1955)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Gilles Grangier
Writer : Michel Audiard

Synopsis

A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.

Actors

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Jean Chape
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Alice
Gaby Basset
Gaby Basset
Camille Serin
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi
Pierrot Ragondin, le jeune routier
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Félix, l'affréteur
Albert Dinan
Albert Dinan
Émile Serin
Ginette Leclerc
Ginette Leclerc
Mme Scoppo, la veuve
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
le juge d'instruction
Simone Berthier
Simone Berthier
Annie, une serveuse
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouillaud
le gendarme dactylo
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini
Lucien Ragondin, le père
Roger Hanin
Roger Hanin
René Schwob, le chef de la bande
Jean Lefebvre
Jean Lefebvre
le chauffeur du car
Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin
le gendarme au commissariat
Guy Henry
Guy Henry
Jojo
Gilbert Edard
Gilbert Edard
Un commissaire
Jacques Ferrière
Jacques Ferrière
Bob Ingarao
Bob Ingarao
Un gangster
Lisette Lebon
Lisette Lebon
Mauricette, une serveuse
Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel
Maria Ragondin, la mère de Pierrot
Albert Michel
Albert Michel
Le facteur
Albert Montigny
Albert Montigny
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
Le barbier
Jean-Marie Rivière
Jean-Marie Rivière
Un gangster
Mario David
Mario David
Un client des Serin
François Darbon
François Darbon
Antoine Scoppo, le gangster assassiné (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Lucien Desagneaux
Un client (uncredited)
Henri Guégan
Henri Guégan
Un routier chez Serin (uncredited)
Jean Lanier
Jean Lanier
Le second commissaire (uncredited)
Sylvain Lévignac
Sylvain Lévignac
Le convoyeur abattu (uncredited)
Yvonne Yma
Yvonne Yma
Une villageoise commère (uncredited)

Crews

Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier
Director
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Screenplay
Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier
Writer
Jean-Paul Guibert
Jean-Paul Guibert
Producer
Pierre Montazel
Pierre Montazel
Director of Photography
Jacqueline Thiédot
Jacqueline Thiédot
Editor
Jacques Colombier
Jacques Colombier
Production Design
Georges Bayle
Georges Bayle
Novel
Henri Crolla
Henri Crolla
Original Music Composer
Marcel Bordenave
Marcel Bordenave
Makeup Artist
Yvonne Gasperina
Yvonne Gasperina
Hairstylist

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