Speaking of Murder

Speaking of Murder
Speaking of Murder
	French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Michel Audiard; (adaptation); Gilles Grangier; (adaptation); Auguste Le Breton; (adaptation); Auguste Le Breton; (dialogue)
Based on	a novel by Auguste Le Breton
Produced by	Jacques Bar; Alain Poiré
Starring	Jean Gabin
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Christian Gaudin; Jacqueline Sadoul
Music by	Denis Kieffer
Color process	Black and white
Production; companies	Cité Films; Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	12 April 1957;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Speaking of Murder is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin. The original French title is Le rouge est mis, which means "the red light is on". The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton.^[1]

Plot

Louis Bertain (Gabin) is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis' younger brother is a police informer.