France,
1947, 102 min
Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotCinematography:
Armand ThirardComposer:
Francis LopezCast:
Louis Jouvet, Simone Renant, Bernard Blier, Suzy Delair, Claudine Dupuis, Charles Dullin, Charles Blavette, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Raymond Bussières, Dora Doll (more)Plots(1)
Set within the vibrant dancehalls and historic crime corridors of 1940s Paris, ambitious performer Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair), her covetous piano-playing husband Maurice Martineau (Bertrand Blier), and their devoted confidante Dora Monier (Simone Renant) attempt to cover one another's tracks when a sexually ogreish high-society acquaintance is murdered. Enter Inspector Antoine (Louis Jouvet), whose seasoned instincts lead him down a circuitous path in this classic whodunit murder mystery. (official distributor synopsis)
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A bland detective story with a conventional plot, but rendered in a fresh and nicely relaxed (French) style.
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