The Most Wanted Man or Public Enemy Number One (French: L'ennemi public n° 1, Italian: Il nemico pubblico n° 1) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Louis Seigner.[1] It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was one of many co-productions between the France and Italy during the postwar era.

The Most Wanted Man
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byMichel Audiard
Jean Manse
Max Favalelli
Produced byJacques Bar
StarringFernandel
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Louis Seigner
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byRaymond Legrand
Nino Rota
Production
companies
Cité Films
Fidès
Cocinor
Peg Produzione
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 25 December 1953 (1953-12-25)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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An ordinary American man is mistaken for a public enemy number one after he puts on a gangster's coat. Only with the help of the real gangster's girlfriend, Lola, is he able to bring the criminal to justice and clear his own name.

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References

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  1. ^ Higbee & Leahy p.344

Bibliography

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  • Higbee, Will & Leahy, Sarah. Studies in French Cinema: UK perspectives, 1985-2010. Intellect Books, 27 2014.
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