Behind the Facade (Derrière la façade) 85 years old

The owner of an apartment building is found murdered. Two rival policemen, Boucheron and Lambert, investigate the matter and get into the private lives of the tenants: an unfaithful judge, a crippled blind man and his daughter, an eccentric knife thrower, a shoplifter (and proud of it!), a bourgeois lady who has a bone to pick with a gigolo, a mistress who cheats on her lover, not forgetting the caretaker and a soldier in love.

Credits

Behind the Facade Cast

Name Character
Erich von Stroheim He was 53, 71 years old when he died as Eric
Jules Berry He was 56, 68 years old when he died as Alfrédo d'Avila
Lucien Baroux He was 50, 79 years old when he died as le commissaire Boucheron
Gaby Morlay She was 45, 71 years old when she died as Gaby
Betty Stockfeld She was 34, 61 years old when she died as l'anglaise
André Lefaur He was 59, 73 years old when he died as Corbeau
Michel Simon He was 43, 80 years old when he died as Picking
Elvire Popesco He was 44, 99 years old when he died as Madame Rameau
Jacques Baumer He was 53, 66 years old when he died as l'inspecteur Lambert
Gaby Sylvia She was 18, 60 years old when she died as Madeleine

Behind the Facade Crew

Name Department
Yves Mirande as Director. He was 64 (82) years old when He died Directing
Georges Lacombe as Director. He was 36 (87) years old when He died Directing
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Behind the Facade (85 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 14, 1939
  • Runtime: 85 minutes