Landru (1963)
- Starring:
- Charles Denner, Danielle Darrieux, (more)
- Director(s):
- Claude Chabrol
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This black comedy is based on the dastardly deeds of French serial killer Henri-Desire Landru, who wined, dined, scammed, and dismembered over 10 women during WW I. He obtained his victims by placing ads in the Personals section of the paper. He then chose wealthy dowagers in their fifties. First he would woo them to his villa. Then he would con them into forking over their fortunes. Finally he would kill them, chop them up, and immolate the pieces. He is finally captured after he is recognized by the sister of one of the victims. Landru swears that he is not a psychotic killer, that he only did it so he could continue to support his family in the bourgeoisie style that they were accustomed to. During his trial, Landru refused to plead for himself one way or the other; he showed no remorse at all. He was guillotined on February 25, 1922. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Charles Denner - Henri-Desire Landru
- Michèle Morgan - Celestine Buisson
- Stéphane Audran - Fernande Segret
- Henri Attal
- Mario David - Prosecutor
- Claude Mansard - Defense Attorney
- Hildegarde Neff - Madame Ixe
- Catherine Rouvel - Andree Babelot
- Claude Chabrol
- Serge Bento - Maurice Landru
- Robert Burnier - Presiding judge
- Danielle Darrieux - Berthe Heon
- Juliette Mayniel - Anna Collomb
- Mary Marquet - Mme. Guillin
- Sacha Briquet - Assistant prosecutor
- Francoise Lugagne - Mme. Landru
- Jean-Louis Maury - Commissioner Belin
- Denise Provence - Mme. Laporte
- Dominique Zardi - Gendarme
- Jean-Pierre Melville - Georges Mandel
- Raymond Queneau - Clemenceau
- Director(s):
- Claude Chabrol
- Writer(s):
- Francoise Sagan
- Producer(s):
- Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
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