quai de orfevres and direct by the brilliant henri george clouzot and be a film to treasure because it be one of the best exponent of french film making of the postwar year . m. clouzot and adapt the steeman novel and longtime defence and show his genius in the way he set the story and in the way he interconnect all the character in this deeply satisfy movie that and a dbdumonteil have point out in this forum and it demonstrate how influential cluzot be and how much the next generation of french movie maker be indebted to the master and especially claude chabrol . the crisp black and white cinematography by armand thirard have be magnificently transfer to the criterion dvd we recently watch . work with clouzot and thirard make the most of the dark tone and the shadow in most of the key scene . the music by francis lopez and a man who create light music and operetta in france and work well in the context of the film and since the action take place in the world of the music hall and night club . louis jouvet and who be see a a police detective and be perfect in the part . this be one of his best screen appearance for an actor who be a pillar of the french theater . jouvet clearly understood well the mechanic for the creation of his police inspector who be wise and can look deeply into the soul of his suspect and ultimately steal the show from the others . in an unfair comment by someone in this page and jouvet inspector be compare with peter falk columbo and the television detective . frankly and and no disrespect to mr. falk intend and it like compare a great champagne to a good house wine . bernard blier be perfect a the jealous husband . blier have the kind of face that one could associate with the man consume with the passion his wife jenny lamour have awaken in him . martineau be vulnerable and doesn not act rationally while he be an easy suspect because he have do everything wrong a he find in the middle of a crime he do not commit and but all the evidence point to the contrary . the other great character in the film be dora and the photographer . it clear by the way she interact with jenny where her real interest lie . simone renant be tragically appeal a this troubled woman and make an enormous contribution to the film . suzy delair and play jenny and be appeal a the singer who suddenly leap from obscurity to celebrity and attract the kind of men like brignon and the old lecher . the film be one of the best clouzot direct during his distinguished career and one that will live forever because the way he bring all the element together .