Who Killed Santa Claus?
Film poster
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Charles Spaak
Based on	Who Killed Santa Claus? by Pierre Véry
Produced by	Alfred Greven
Starring	Harry Baur Raymond Rouleau Robert Le Vigan Fernand Ledoux
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	René Le Hénaff
Music by	Henri Verdun
Production company	Continental Films
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	16 October 1941 (1941-10-16)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Who Killed Santa Claus? ( French: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama mystery film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Harry Baur, Raymond Rouleau and Robert Le Vigan. ^[1] This adaptation of Pierre Véry's 1934 novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location at Chamonix in the French Alps. The films sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Cast

• Harry Baur as Gaspard Cornusse
• Raymond Rouleau as Roland de La Faille
• Renée Faure as Catherine Cornusse
• Robert Le Vigan as Léon Villard, the schoolmaster
• Fernand Ledoux as Noirgoutte, the mayor
• Jean Brochard as Ricomet, the pharmacist
• Héléna Manson as Marie Coquillot
• Arthur Devère as Tairraz, the watchmaker
• Marcel Pérès as Rambert
• Georges Chamarat as Constable Gercourt
• Bernard Blier as police sergeant
• Jean Sinoël as Noblet
• Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mother Michel
• Jean Parédès as Kappel, the beadle

References

Bibliography

• Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.

External links

• Who Killed Santa Claus? at IMDb

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