No Pockets in a Shroud (1974)
Overview
In the newspaper he has just founded, journalist Dolannes exposes all the wheeling and dealing and scandals that go on in his town. But the day he exposes the socialist mayor's homosexual crime, he is shot dead by an unknown assailant in a cul-de-sac just before the paper is due to appear.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.447 |
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Crew
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Claude Borelly
René Loubet
Louis Dor
Horace McCoy
Alain Moury
Catherine Lapoujade
Luc Andrieux
Suzanne Ohanessian
Marcel Weiss
Eric Ferro
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Marie-Louise Barberot
Séverin Frankiel
Christian Dupré
Michel Saintourens
Olivier Toussaint
Robert Paillardon
Pierre Raffo
Paul Rodier
Paul De Senneville
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Michel Norman
TOP CAST
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Michel Dolannes
Jean Carmet
Comissaire Bude
Michel Constantin
Culli
Michel Galabru
Thomas
Daniel Gélin
Laurence
Michael Lonsdale
Raymond
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Le docteur Carlille
Martine Sarcey
Madame Mardène
Michel Serrault
Justin Blesh
Myriam Mézières
Mira Barnowski
Francis Blanche
Nathaël Grissom
Jess Hahn
Walter
Sylvia Kristel
Avril
Lisa Livane
Anne-Marie Minecci
Marisa Muxen
Liliane Blesh
Laurence Vincendon
La jeune bonne soeur
Katia Romanoff
L'infirmière
Dominique Zardi
Un homme de main
Alan Adair
David
Betty Beckers
Madame Carlille
Robert Berri
Le militant communiste
Jacques Duby
Eckmann
Samson Fainsilber
Gonzague
Pierre Gualdi
Ferdinand Blesh
Paul Müller
Minecci
Liza Braconnier
Madame Culli
Rudy Lenoir
Un journaliste
Georges Lucas
L'acteur maquillé
Guy Denancy
Bernard
Blanche Raynal
Femme dans la salle de bains
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
Le metteur en scène
Jean-Claude Romer
Un lecteur de Cosmopolite
Percival Russel
Le boxeur
Carl Studer
Raff
Agostino Vasco
Doudou
Jean Abeillé
L'employé aux tables d'écoute / L'huissier Raymond (uncredited)
Luc Andrieux
Le tueur à la mitraillette (uncredited)
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