Movie

Courier of Lyons

Released: November 10, 1937 (1937)

Runtime: 102 minutes

Genres: Drama, History

A courier carrying a large sum of money intended for Bonaparte's army is attacked. A miscarriage of justice will lead an innocent person to the guillotine.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Jacques Copeau as The prosecutor - Judge Daubenton
Age at release: 58
Charles Dullin as Blind witness
Age at release: 52
Pierre Blanchar as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques
Age at release: 45
Pierre Alcover as Valentin Durochat
Age at release: 44
Jean Tissier as Courriol
Age at release: 41
Dita Parlo as Mina Lesurques - The Wife of the Accused
Age at release: 29
Hélène Robert as Eugénie Dargence
Age at release: 27
Monique Joyce as Claudine Faugier-Odot
Age at release: 24
Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Bruer
Age at release: 24
Sylvia Bataille as Madeleine Brebant
Age at release: Unknown

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Jean Périer as The jeweler Eugène Legrand
Age at release: 68
Dorville as Pierre Choppart
Age at release: 54
Palmyre Levasseur as The woman Grossetête
Age at release: 48
Jacques Varennes as President Gohier
Age at release: 43
Louis Florencie as Jean Delafolie
Age at release: 40
Marcel Duhamel as Guénot
Age at release: 37
Andrex as The lawyer of Lesurques
Age at release: 30
Gilberte Géniat as The daughter Sauton
Age at release: 21
Michel François as Pierre Lesurques
Age at release: 8
André Noël as Franck Excofon
Age at release: Unknown
Lily Laub as Madame Tallien
Age at release: Unknown
Jacqueline Jessus as Margot Lesurques
Age at release: Unknown
Philippe Rolla as The public prosecutor
Age at release: Unknown
Bernard Lorrain as Notary's Son (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown