Mort en fraude (1957)
In 1950 Saigon Paul Horcier, a young Frenchman is on the run for currency trafficking. A Eurasian woman he meets takes him to shelter in a village in No man's land between the French forces and the Viet Minh. He grows to have enormous empathy with the locals and their poor living conditions. He ultimately lays down his life on their behalf.
- Date of release
- 1957-04-09
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, War
- Director
- Marcel Camus
Casting
- Daniel Gélin — Paul Horcier
- Anne Méchard — Anh
- Lucien Callamand — The Chief of Police
- Jacques Chancerel — The Vice President
- Antoine Filidori — The Smuggler
- Le Thi Nam — The Mother
- Nguyen Phuong — The sister of the Village Headman
- Trinh Trac — The Village Headman
- Dang Van Nhan — Ty - brother of Anh
- Dang Van Nhan — Grandfather
- Luong Van Vuong — The Man with Harmonica
- Jean Combal
Interesting facts
Fugitive in Saigon is a 1957 French war drama film directed by Marcel Camus and starring Daniel Gélin, Anne Méchard and Lucien Callamand. It was shot on location in Cambodia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. It was one of the first films to deal with France's defeat in the First Indochina War, along with Shock Patrol by Claude Bernard-Aubert.
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