The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Édouard MolinaroDirector
- Gérard OuryScreenplay
- Édouard MolinaroScreenplay
- Barney WilenOriginal Music Composer
- Alain PoiréScreenplay
Cast
- Lino VenturaAncelin
- Jacques BerthierPierre Verdier
- Daniel CeccaldiItalian taxi customer
- Robert DalbanRaymond, taxi driver
- Micheline LuccioniGermaine, radio taxi
- Franco FabriziLambert, night radio taxi
- Janine DarceyOwner of the hotel
- Jacques MonodVerdier's lawyer
- Michel EtcheverryInvestigating judge
- Sandra MiloLiliane
- Jacques JouanneauCar rental
- Ginette PigeonMuriel, prostitute
Stills
Themes
french noir