Le Crime ne paie pas

Le Crime ne paie pas
Directed by	Gérard Oury
Produced by	Gilbert Bokanowski
Music by	Georges Delerue
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Roger Dwyre Raymond Lamy
Production company	Cosmas G.E.F. Teledis Transworld Productions
Release dates	6 July 1962
Running time	159 min (USA) 79 min (UK)
Country	France / Italy
Language	French

Le Crime ne paie pas (US title: Crime Does Not Pay, UK title: Gentle Art of Murder) is a 1962 French drama film directed by Gérard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, Edwige Feuillère and Annie Girardot. It is composed of four crime episodes: "The Man on the Avenue" (L'homme de l'avenue), "The Hugues Case" (L'affaire Hugues), "The Mask" (Le masque) and "The Fenayrou Case" (L'affaire Fenayrou).

Cast

• Danielle Darrieux as Lucienne Marsais (segment "The Man on the Avenue")
• Michèle Morgan as Jeanne Hugues (segment "The Hugues Case")
• Edwige Feuillère as Dona Lucrezia (segment "The Mask")
• Gino Cervi as L'inquisiteur (segment "The Mask")
• Gabriele Ferzetti as Angelo Giraldi (segment "The Mask")
• Annie Girardot as Gabrielle Fenayrou (segment "The Fenayrou Case")
• Pierre Brasseur as Martin Fenayrou (segment "The Fenayrou Case")

Writers

• Gérard Oury
• Paul Gordeaux
• Jean Charles Tacchella
• Frédéric Dard (segment "The Man on the Avenue")
• Henri Jeanson (segment "The Hugues Case")
• René Wheeler (segment "The Hugues Case")
• Jean Aurenche (segment "The Mask")
• Pierre Bost (segment "The Mask")
• Pierre Boileau (segment "The Fenayrou Case")
• Thomas Narcejac (segment "The Fenayrou Case")
• Jacques Sigurd (segment "The Fenayrou Case")

External links

• Le Crime ne paie pas at the Internet Movie Database
• Le Crime ne paie pas at AllMovie
• Le Crime ne paie pas at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database