Assassins et Voleurs/Lovers and Thieves (Film 1956 - MULTISUB)

Assassins et Voleurs is a 1956 French Film, written and directed by Sacha Guitry. Audio in French with subtitles in; English, Russian and French (click on CC for subtitles).

Philippe Dartois, a wealthy, idle man and dandyish thief, surprises a burglar, Albert Lecagneux, in his home and asks him to help him kill himself in exchange for a sum of money. In flashback, Philippe recounts the events that led up to this critical and anxious moment...

This penultimate film by Sacha Guitry is also an opportunity for its director to reconnect with his first love: caustic comedy. The arrest and imprisonment of Albert Lecagneux in place of the real culprit, Philippe Dartois, is an obvious allusion to his arrest after the Second World War. The film unfolds rigorously, right up to its cynical final denouement. For the first time, Guitry is completely absent from his film: not only does he not act, but the voice-over commentary is provided by Jean Poiret.

Cast & Characters:
Michel Serrault: Albert Lecagneux, the burglar
Jean Poiret: Philippe Dartois, the rich idler
Magali Noël: Madeleine Ferrand, Philippe's mistress
Darry Cowl: Jules Henri Lardenois, the lost witness
Clément Duhour: Jean "Walter" Ferrand, Madeleine's husband
Lucien Baroux: The head physician of the clinic
Pierre Larquey: The lifeguard
Pierre-Jean Vaillard: The "violated" imagination
Pauline Carton: The repressed "rapist"
Zita Perczel: Princess Dourachenko, the kleptomaniac
Marcel Vallée: The Antique Dealer
Jacques Varennes: The president of the assizes
Fernand Bellan: The reception manager
Gilbert Bokanowski: Mr. Naquet, the signatory of the contract
Christian Brocard: The elevator operator
Jacques Dhery: A police officer
Michel Maurette: The Jeweler
Maria Meriko: Albertine, a hotel chambermaid
Jean Sylvain: The bellboy
Brigitte Ségui de Carreras: A telephone operator
Françoise Jacquier: A telephone operator
Yvonne Hébert: The Lewd Nymphomaniac
Sophie Mallet: The Maid
Marguerite Garcya: The Antique Dealer's Wife
Marguerite Pierry: A madwoman
Charles Bayard: The Mad Chess Player
Roger Vincent: The Old Fool
Jean Dunot: The court bailiff
Madame Larquey: The elevator lady