---
title: 'Quai des Orfèvres (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'
released: '1947-03-10'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/quai-des-orfevres-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039739/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Quai des Orfèvres (1947)

1947 · 107 min · Drama, Crime · France


## Synopsis

Quai des Orfèvres is a 1947 French police procedural drama film based on the book Légitime défense by Stanislas-Andre Steeman. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot the film stars Suzy Delair as Jenny Lamour, Bernard Blier as Maurice Martineau, Louis Jouvet as Inspector Antoine and Simone Renant as Dora. The film's title refers to the Paris headquarters of the police criminal investigation division, the Judicial Police headquarters, located at 36 quai des Orfèvres and the setting for much of the latter half of the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henri-Georges Clouzot](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-georges-clouzot)
- **Screenplay:** [Henri-Georges Clouzot](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-georges-clouzot), [Jean Ferry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ferry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lopez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armand Henri Julien Thirard](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-henri-julien-thirard)
- **Editor:** [Charles Bretoneiche](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bretoneiche)

## Cast

- [Christian Marquand](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-marquand)
- [Léo Lapara](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-lapara)
- [Charles Vissières](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vissieres)
- [Jean Sylvere](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sylvere)
- [Bob Ingarao](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-ingarao)
- [Jean Daurand](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-daurand)
- [Édouard Francomme](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-francomme)
- [Pierre Larquey](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-larquey)
- [Paul Temps](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-temps)
- [Gilberte Géniat](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilberte-geniat)
- [Charles Dullin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dullin)
- [Annette Poivre](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-poivre)
- [Jacques Grétillat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-gretillat)
- [Robert Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalban)
- [Simone Renant](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-renant)

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