The Second Twin

The Second Twin (French: La seconde vérité, Italian: L'amante infedele) is a 1966 French-Italian mystery crime film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Pascale de Boysson. It was adapted from on a novel by Jean Laborde. It was shot partly at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Dijon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Douy.

Synopsis

Pierre Montaud, a respected and married lawyer, falls in love with Nathalie Neuville who is works as a hostess in a nightclub in order to fund her medical studies. However, when a former fiancée of hers is murdered, he finds himself under suspicion for the killing.

Cast

• Michèle Mercier as Nathalie Neuville, Medical student
• Robert Hossein as Pierre Montaud, the Advocate
• Pascale de Boysson as Suzanne
• Jacques Castelot as Le procureur
• Jean-Pierre Darras as Le commissaire
• Raymond Gérôme as Le juge
• Fernand Guiot as Le reporter
• Pierre-Louis as Le radio reporter
• Jean Michaud as L'avocat de Montaud
• Malka Ribowska as Hélène Montaud
• Jean-Claude Rolland as Olivier Lacat
• Bernard Tiphaine as Vaden
• Pierre Leproux as Le juge d'instruction
• André Luguet as L'avocat
• Léonce Corne as Le greffier
• Jean Marchat as Le procureur

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice, Chirat, Raymond & Bernard, André. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films 1966-1970. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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