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The Black Book

Play trailer Poster for The Black Book 1949,  1h 29m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 4 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Exiled to Austria, former French military commander the Marquis de Lafayette (Wilton Graff) orders Charles D'Aubigny (Robert Cummings) to destroy the impending dictatorship of the bloodthirsty Robespierre (Richard Basehart) by assuming the identity of his corrupt new prosecutor. With the help of opposition leader François Barras (Richard Hart) and his former lover, Madelon (Arlene Dahl), D'Aubigny goes in search of Robespierre's enemies list, written in a small black book that has vanished.

Critics Reviews

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Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine May 1, 2006
Noir visits the French Revolution, as the emphasis on vicious brutality suggests an account written by the Marquis de Sade. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Oct 29, 2016
3/4
Mann's direction is quick and unpretentious. All period/costume movies should be this fun. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Apr 10, 2009
... the strangest of genre mixes, a costume crime thriller with a continental setting and an American pulp sensibility. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 23, 2007
B
It's a French Revolutionary drama made like one of Mann's film noirs. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Anthony Mann

Director

Bob Cummings

Charles D'Aubigny

Richard Basehart

Maximilian Robespierre

Arlene Dahl

Madelon

Richard Hart

François Barras

Arnold Moss

Fouché

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Movie Info

Synopsis Exiled to Austria, former French military commander the Marquis de Lafayette (Wilton Graff) orders Charles D'Aubigny (Robert Cummings) to destroy the impending dictatorship of the bloodthirsty Robespierre (Richard Basehart) by assuming the identity of his corrupt new prosecutor. With the help of opposition leader François Barras (Richard Hart) and his former lover, Madelon (Arlene Dahl), D'Aubigny goes in search of Robespierre's enemies list, written in a small black book that has vanished.
Director
Anthony Mann
Producer
William Cameron Menzies
Production Co
Walter Wanger Productions, Inc.
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 16, 1949, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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