Une si jolie petite plage

Summary

Crime film about a man on the run who goes to ground in a small French coastal town.

Pierre rents a room in a small hotel on the coast. He has been on the run since he killed his adulterous wife in a fit of jealousy five years earlier. His hide-out has been discovered by an acquaintance from Paris who reports him to the police. A number of people are willing to help him to escape but Pierre commits suicide.

Une si jolie petite plage is a French-Dutch co-production. The film was originally going to be shot in the Netherlands but as the Dutch studios weren’t ready in time the production was moved to a French studio. The location shots were made in Cherbourg.

The Dutch production company Dutch European was made up of distribution companies Filmverhuur ‘Nederland’ and Filmex.

Information

original title
Une si jolie petite plage
alternative title
Si jolie petite plage, Une
production year
1949
censorship date
25-02-1949
preview date
01-02-1949
country
France, Netherlands
geographical names
category
Fiction
applicant inspection
dutch rental (original)
producer
production company

Resources

Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; R272)

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