Wicked City (1949 film)

Wicked City
Directed by François Villiers
Based on the novel by Edouard Peysson
Starring Maria Montez
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Lilli Palmer
Marcel Dalio
Release dates
  • 16 November 1949 (1949-11-16) (France)
  • 1951 (1951) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
76 minutes
Country France
Language English
Box office 1,891,994 admissions (France)[2]

Wicked City is a 1949 film starring the husband and wife team of Jean-Pierre Aumont and Maria Montez. It was Montez's first movie in Europe.[3]

It was also known as Hans le marin.

Plot

Hans is a Canadian sailor docked in Marseilles who is having an affair with cabaret owner Dolores (Maria Montez). When he is robbed and left for dead, Hans awakens to discover that Dolores has disappeared. He goes to work as a nightclub bouncer and has a fling with gypsy girl Tania (Lilli Palmer).

References

  1. 'Bitter Rice' Now on View Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 08 Feb 1951: A8.
  2. French box office of 1949 at Box Office Story
  3. Film information at Mariamontez.org

External links

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