Film
Trap for the Assassin
1966 · 105 min · ★ 5.3 · Dir. Riccardo Freda
This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda,who was mainly known for his horror movies,tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") ,and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" ,he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact ,with a running time of 105 min,whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all,it's the same old story.
Starring
Georges Géret
Roger Laroque
Jean Carmet
Tristot
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Lucien de Noirville
Jacques Monod
le président des assises
Dominique Zardi
un forçat
Irene Papas
Julia de Noirville
Anne Vernon
Henriette Laroque
Jean Topart
Luversant
Marie-France Boyer
Suzanne Laroque
Sabine Sun
Victoire
Gabriele Tinti
Raymond de Noirville
Germaine Delbat
La mère Brun - la servante de Larouette
Paul Sorèze
Guy Saint-Jean
Jean
Roger Fradet
Le domestique de Farney
Guy Marly
L'huissier au cercle
Claude Bahier
Le collaborateur de Noirville
Fernand Bercher