The Case Against X

The Case Against X
The Case Against X
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	René Floriot ; Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by	François Chavane ; Marius Franay ; Alain Poiré
Starring	Yves Deniaud ; Elina Labourdette ; Yves Vincent
Cinematography	Maurice Barry
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Marc Lanjean
Production; companies	Cinéphonic ; Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	11 June 1952;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Case Against X (French: Ouvert contre X) is a 1952 French crime thriller film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Yves Deniaud, Elina Labourdette and Yves Vincent.^[1] ^[2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Synopsis

A wealthy industrialist is murdered at his residence, and suspicion falls on his mistress Catherine. The experienced Chief Inspector Bonnardel is convinced of her guilt and arrests her, but his younger colleague Inspector Richard is less convinced and searches for the real culprit.