Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he plays the role of photographer, he appears :

2 minutes and 39 seconds at 20 minutes and 45 seconds after the beginning of the movie.

♦ Synopsis :

Establishment very sélect, the college of Mérémont has just been the theatre of a murder. A young boarder is found bound and strangled in the "dormitory of large". The tempting Marco inspector inquires, but runs up against the general hostility of the professors and the pupils. Its helping charm, the languages are untied and helps it of the young Aimee of Capelle, a pupil, and of Julie, the waitress of the hotel "the green mare", will be decisive. Miss Tournesac, supervising it, will be confused. It had a connection with the photographer of the village, Mr. Triboudot, and the victim wanted to reveal this connection with all the college. Its finished investigation, Marco exchanges a promise with a future with Aimée.

♦ Specification sheet :

• Title : Dortoir des grandes
• Realization : Henri Decoin
• Scenario : According to the novel of Stanislas-André Steeman "18 fantômes"
• Adaptation : Henri Decoin, François Chalais
• Dialogue : Jacques Natanson
• Production assistants : Fabien Collin, Michel Deville
• Images : Robert Lefebvre, assisted of Gilbert Sarthre
• Operator : Roger Delpuech
• Music : Georges Van Parys
• Decorations : René Renoux
• Suits : Rosine Delamare
• Editing : Denise Reiss, assisted of Lucie Lichtig
• Sound : Julien Coutellier, Jean Rieul
• Make-up : Anatole Paris, Gisèle Jacquin
• Hairstyles : Serge Stern
• Photographer of tray : Jean Klissak
• Script-girl : Odette Lemarchand, Suzanne Durrenberger
• General manger : Michel Choquet
• Technical adviser : Léon Carré
• Shooting from March 19th till April 21st, 1953, in the studios "Paris Studios Billancourt"
• Film 35mm, black and white
• Production : C.F.C - The Films Henry Decoin - E.G.E Films (France)
• Distribution : Sirius
• Leader of production : Raymond Eger
• First presentation the 02/09/1953
• Duration : 98mn
• Genre : Policeman

♦ Distribution :

• Louis de Funès : Mr Triboudot, the photographer of Mérémont
• Jean Marais : The inspector Désiré Marco
• Françoise Arnoul : Aimée De La Capelle, one boarder
• Denise Grey : Mme Hazard-Habran, the manager of the school
• Jeanne Moreau : Julie, the waitress of the restaurant "La jument verte"
• Noël Roquevert : Emile, the boss of the restaurant "La jument verte"
• Line Noro : Mlle Brigitte Tournesac, the supervisor of the school
• Katherine Kath : Mlle Claude Persal, the professor of the school
• Umberto Almazan : Mr Da Costa, the customer of the restaurant
• Pierre Morin : The police captain Broche
• Jean Sylvère : The postmaster
• Dany Carrel : Bettina De Virmant, one boarder
• Yves-Marie Maurin : The little boy of the restaurant
• Davia : Mlle Simone Sergent, the professor of the school
• Edouard Francomme : The consumer to the restaurant
• Martine Alexis
• Marie France
• Albert Malbert
• Lydia Zorena
• In the roles of the boarders of the school of Mérémont :
  • Nicole Guézel (Martine)
  • Monique Artur (Emma Lestandier)
  • Martine Renay
  • Hélène Rodin
  • Evelyne Nattier
  • Marie-Josée Coussieu
  • Josette Arno
  • Simone Bach (Dominique Stark)
  • Marie Georges
  • Floriane Prévost (Catherine)
  • Françoise Roche
  • Claude Albers (Gaëlle)
  • Jacqueline Monsigny (Rose-Christine Ledoyen)
  • Françoise Goléa
  • Françoise Duprat
  • Nicole Besnard (Chantal)
  • Simone Martichoux
  • Monique Philippe
  • Monique Clérans
  • Lucille Saint-Simon
  • Michèle Nancey (Michèle)
  • Luce Aubertin

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