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title: 'Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Christian-Jaque'
released: '1941-10-16'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/who-killed-santa-claus-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033357/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)

1941 · 105 min · Drama, Crime · France

Original title: L'Assassinat du père Noël

## Synopsis

Who Killed Santa Claus? is a 1941 French comedy-drama mystery film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Harry Baur, Raymond Rouleau and Robert Le Vigan. This adaptation of Pierre Véry's 1934 novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location at Chamonix in the French Alps. The films sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Christian-Jaque](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-jaque)
- **Screenplay:** [Pierre Véry](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-very)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henri Verdun](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-verdun)
- **Producer:** [Alfred Greven](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-greven)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armand Henri Julien Thirard](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-henri-julien-thirard)
- **Editor:** [René Le Hénaff](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-le-henaff)

## Cast

- [Robert Le Vigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-le-vigan)
- [Bernard Blier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-blier)
- [Michel François](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-francois)
- [Georges Chamarat](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-chamarat)
- [Fernand Ledoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-ledoux)
- [Harry Baur](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-baur)
- [Jean Brochard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-brochard)
- [Héléna Manson](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-manson)
- [Arthur Devère](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-devere)
- [Marcelle Rexiane](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelle-rexiane)
- [Marcelle Monthil](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelle-monthil)
- [Jean Sinoël](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sinoel)
- [Marcel Pérès](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-peres)
- [Jean Parédès](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paredes)
- [Mona Dol](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-dol)

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