The Red Inn (1951)

6.8/10 • 104 min • Comedy Crime

Overview

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard.

Cast

Fernandel

The Monk

Françoise Rosay

Marie Martin

Marie-Claire Olivia

Mathilde

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Darwin

Nane Germon

Ms. Élisa

Didier d'Yd

Jeannou

Lud Germain

Fétiche

Jacques Charon

Rodolphe

Andrée Vialla

Marquise Caroline de La Roche de Glun

Julien Carette

Martin

Grégoire Aslan

Barbeuf

André Dalibert

Woodcutter

Grégoire Aslan

Barboeuf

Yves Montand

Singing Commentator (voice)

Manuel Gary

Gendarme (uncredited)

René Lefèvre-Bel

Gendarme (uncredited)

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