Blood to the Head (1956)
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
Director:
Gilles Grangier
Writers:
Michel Audiard, Gilles Grangier.
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Jean Gabin as François Cardinaud |
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Renée Faure as Mademoiselle |
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Paul Frankeur as André Drouin |
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Monique Mélinand as Marthe Cardinaud |
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José Quaglio as Mimile Babin |
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Georgette Anys as Titine Babin |
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Florelle as Sidonie Vauquier |
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Paul Oettly as Julien Vauquier |
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Henri Crémieux as Hubert Mandine |
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Léonce Corne as Charles Mandine |
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Jacques Deray as Alfred, un conducteur de car |
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Claude Sylvain as Raymonde Babin |
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Paul Faivre as Monsieur Cardinaud - père |
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Paul Azaïs as Alphonse, le patron des 'Charentes' |
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Rivers Cadet as Le patron du Robinson |
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Yolande Laffon as Isabelle Mandine |
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Julienne Paroli as Madame Cardinaud - mère |
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Gabriel Gobin as Arthur Cardinaud |
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Marcel Pérès as Thévenot |
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Hugues Wanner as L'expert |
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Joël Schmitt as Le patron du 'Grand Café' |
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Jean-Louis Bras as Jean Cardinaud |
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France Asselin as Mauricette Cardinaud (uncredited) |
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Bruno Balp as Pionsard, un cafetier (uncredited) |
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Charles Bouillaud as Le chef de gare (uncredited) |
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Émile Genevois as Le garçon de course (uncredited) |
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René Hell as Le chauffeur des Cardinaud (uncredited) |
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Jacques Marin as L'agent de police (uncredited) |
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Albert Michel as Duleux, le chef de gare (uncredited) |
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Georges Montant as (uncredited) |
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Marcel Roche as Le mandataire en huîtres de Marennes (uncredited) |
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Zeimet as Julien (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gilles Grangier | Director |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Dialogue |
| Writing | Gilles Grangier | Screenplay |
| Editing | Liliane Saurel | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Robert Bouladoux | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janine Casse | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Gasperina | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Paul Cayatte | Editor |
| Sound | Henri Verdun | Original Music Composer |
| Art | James Allan | Set Decoration |
| Production | Gustave Jif | Producer |
| Production | René Saurel | Producer |
| Production | Fernand Rivers | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Teisseire | Sound |
| Camera | André Thomas | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Georges Simenon | Novel |
| Directing | Jacques Deray | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nico Fidenco | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Nino P. Tassone | Original Music Composer |