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La Nuit du Carrefour (A Night at the Crossroads) may well be the least known of Jean Renoir's sound films. Adapted from a novel by Georges Simenon, the story concentrates on a gang of thieves who utilize a cross-road garage as the hideaway. During their last caper, the gang has accidentally murdered a jewel thief, and the heat is on. Winna Winifred, the beautiful ringleader of the gang, makes the fatal mistake of falling in love with Pierre Renoir (the director's brother), the detective who's been assigned to bring her in. The only one of Renoir's productions to thoroughly qualify as a "crime picture," La Nuit du Carrefour was often dismissed by the director, who felt that he was so successful in creating a "mysterious atmosphere" that no one understood what was going on (He did, however, enjoy working with Georges Simenon, who became a lifelong friend).

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Starring: Pierre Renoir, Winna Winfried, Georges Koudria

Released: April 18, 1932

Runtime: 75.0

Popularity Rating: 0.637

Europa Films

France

le commissaire Maigret Pierre Renoir
Else Andersen Winna Winfried
Carl Andersen, le frere d'Else, joaillier Georges Koudria
l'inspecteur Lucas, l'adjoint de Maigret Georges Terof
Oscar Andre Dignimont
Jojo, le commis du garage Michel Duran
Emile Michonnet Jean Gehret
Madame Michonnet Emile Michonnet
Michele Oscar Lucie Vallat
Arsene Jean Mitry

Art — Production Design: William Aguet
Camera — Director of Photography: Georges Asselin
Camera — Director of Photography: Marcel Lucien
Directing — Assistant Director: Jacques Becker
Directing — Assistant Director: Maurice Blondeau
Directing — Director: Jean Renoir
Editing — Editor: Marguerite Renoir
Production — Production Manager: Jacques Becker
Production — Unit Production Manager: Roger Gaillard
Sound — Sound: Joseph de Bretagne
Sound — Sound: Robert Bugnon
Writing — Adaptation: Jean Renoir
Writing — Author: Georges Simenon