Cast
Raymond Souplex
as Le commissaire Basquier
Jean Debucourt
as Maître Berthet, avocat
Robert Berri
as L'inspecteur Paulan
Marthe Mercadier
as Rose Muchet, une prostituée
Nicole Cézanne
as Denise Prévost, la jeune fugueuse
Danielle Godet
as Madeleine, la secrétaire du commissaire Basquier
Dora Doll
as Dora Bourbon, une victime du sadique
Renaud Mary
as Maurice Petrosino, un suspect
Eliane Monceau
as Mme de Sannois, une toxicomane
Luc Barney
as L'inspecteur Mauduit
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1951
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes7
DirectorHervé Bromberger
WritersJacques Rémy
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsParis Vice Squad
About Paris Vice Squad
Identite Judiciare stars Raymond Souplex as wily French police inspector Basquier. The villain is Berthet (Jean Debucourt), a high-ranking government official. Basquier suspects that Berthet is a vicious murderer, but is unable to prove anything thanks to bureaucratic interference. Thus, the good inspector plays a waiting game a la Columbo, hoping for that one fatal slip on the part of the killer. Certain portions of Identite Judiciare proved a bit too intense for American audiences, and were accordingly snipped by the censors.
Directed by Hervé Bromberger, Paris Vice Squad leans on a strong ensemble — Raymond Souplex, Jean Debucourt, Robert Berri — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1951.
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