Killing the canary
Multiple perspectives of an open and shut home invasion converge to create this folkloric noir of deception and deceit.
Incognito
Bob Stanley was an American secret agent during World War II in France. After the war Stanley returns to France as a consul. In reality, he works for the FBI, to roll up the organization that manufactures fake U.S. dollars. A violent confrontation is insurmountable.
Top Billed Cast
Eddie Constantine Robert 'Bob' Stanley
Danik Patisson Barbara
Gaby André Hilda Porenson
Tilda Thamar Irène
Darío Moreno Fernando
Moustache Taxi driver
André Valmy Inspector Laroche
Jean Hébey Cabaret director
Henri Cogan Antoine
William Marshall White
Henry Djanik Sacha
Charles Bouillaud Agent
André Bervil Paulo
René Havard Henchman
Alain Bouvette Henchman
Émile Genevois Tout
Louis Bugette Brigadier
Gérard Darrieu Agent
Roger Carel Agent
Liliane Brousse Maid
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