Courier of Lyons

The Dreyfus Affair of the 18th Century!

Original title: L'Affaire du courrier de Lyon

Duration: 102 min

Release date: 1937-11-10

IMDB

A courier carrying a large sum of money intended for Bonaparte's army is attacked. A miscarriage of justice will lead an innocent person to the guillotine.

Drama History

L'Affaire du courrier de Lyon

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Pierre Blanchar

Pierre Blanchar

as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques

as Mina Lesurques - The Wife of the Accused

as The prosecutor - Judge Daubenton

as Blind witness

Sylvia Bataille

Sylvia Bataille

as Madeleine Brebant

Hélène Robert

as Eugénie Dargence

as Claudine Faugier-Odot

as Valentin Durochat

Jean-Pierre Kérien

Jean-Pierre Kérien

as Franck Excofon

as The jeweler Eugène Legrand

Louis Florencie

Louis Florencie

as Jean Delafolie

Palmyre Levasseur

Palmyre Levasseur

as The woman Grossetête

Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

as The daughter Sauton

as Madame Tallien

Jacqueline Jessus

Jacqueline Jessus

as Margot Lesurques

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

as President Gohier

as The lawyer of Lesurques

as The public prosecutor

as Pierre Choppart

Michel François

Michel François

as Pierre Lesurques

Bernard Lorrain

Bernard Lorrain

as Notary's Son (uncredited)

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Claude Autant-Lara

Claude Autant-Lara

Maurice Lehmann

Maurice Lehmann

Ghislaine Autant-Lara

Ghislaine Autant-Lara

Script Supervisor

Philippe Agostini

Philippe Agostini

Camera Operator

Production Manager

Production Designer

Marguerite Renoir

Marguerite Renoir

Albert N. Chaperau

Albert N. Chaperau

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