Directed by:
Henri VerneuilCinematography:
Armand ThirardCast:
Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Opatoshu, Jean Marchat, Tino Buazzelli, Guglielmo Barnabò, Carlo Ninchi, Jess Hahn, Nicole Maurey, Paolo Stoppa, Harry-Max (more)Plots(1)
Lantern-jawed French comedian Fernandel plays a dual role in Most Wanted Man. He stars as an ordinary Joe (or ordinary Pierre, perhaps) who is the exact double of a notorious gangster. In the tradition of Edward G. Robinson's The Whole Town's Talking, Fernandel must take the place of the criminal, and vice versa. The toughest hurdle in the charade is fooling the gangster's mistress "Mademoiselle", played by Zsa Zsa Gabor (who unlike Fernandel has trouble playing one role). Eventually Zsa Zsa takes a liking to the "nice" Fernandel and helps him collar the rest of the crooks. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fernandel
France
Best movies:
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Don Camillo's Last Round (1955)
Don Camillo monsignore ma non troppo (1961)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
David Opatoshu
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV movie)
Jean Marchat
France
Best movies:
Remorques (1941)
Napoleon (1955)
The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (1945)
Tino Buazzelli
Italy
Best movies:
Devil in the Brain (1972)
After the Fox (1966)
Guglielmo Barnabò
Italy
Best movies:
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Carlo Ninchi
Italy
Best movies:
Two Women (1960)
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
Constantine and the Cross (1962)
Jess Hahn
USA
Best movies:
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
When a Woman Meddles (1957)
Nicole Maurey
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Paolo Stoppa
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Harry-Max
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
The Cat (1971)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Carlo Romano
Italy
Best movies:
I Vitelloni (1953)
Variety Lights (1950)
Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Alfred Adam
France
Best movies:
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
The President (1961)
Saturnin Fabre
France
Best movies:
Service Entrance (1954)
Gates of the Night (1946)
Miquette et sa mère (1950)
Michel Ardan
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
Panic (1946)
The Sleepwalker (1951)
Last Refuge (1947)
Paul Barge
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Golden Marie (1952)
Arturo Bragaglia
Italy
Best movies:
Beautiful (1951)
Miracle in Milan (1951)
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
Jack Ary
France
Best movies:
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
The Spies (1957)
The Sucker (1965)
René Hell
France
Best movies:
Rififi (1955)
Witness in the City (1959)
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
André Dalibert
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Rififi (1955)