| Black Dossier | |
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| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Produced by | Michel Safra |
| Written by |
André Cayatte Charles Spaak |
| Starring | Jean-Marc Bory |
| Music by | Louiguy |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
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115 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Black Dossier (French: Le Dossier noir) is a 1955 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier". This file had been given to him by a recently demised citizen named Le Guen. The content of this file included information on the town's foremost businessman who behind his proper façade seems to be a ruthless fraudster. Arnaud has the corps of Le Guen exhumed and proof is found that this man has died of poisoning.