UK,
1959, 95 min
Directed by:
Joseph LoseyCinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Hardy Krüger, Stanley Baker, Micheline Presle, Gordon Jackson, Robert Flemyng, Jack MacGowran, Lee Montague, John Van EyssenPlots(1)
Losey's first collaboration with another of his favourite actors, Stanley Baker. Here criminal intrigue is the excuse for casting light on the darkest corners of the human psyche. A police inspector investigates the murder of a married woman. The main suspect is a young artist, the dead woman's secret lover. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
Cast
Hardy Krüger
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