FRA / GB
1956
1hr 33mins
Dir: Edmond Gréville
Starring: John Justin and Barbara Laage
A solicitor investigates a crime for which a former Resistance member has been framed
This Anglo-French crime drama was released first in France in April 1956 as Je plaide non coupable (‘I plead not guilty’) before being released in the UK in the September. Based on the 1951 novel Death Has Deep Roots by Michael Gilbert, it really is worth watching. It features a stock shot of an LMS ‘Coronation’ Class 4-6-2 on an express, which as usual is taken from Brief Encounter (1945) (qv).
