Having grown bored with her husband, a dedicated Parisian cop, a woman embarks
on a passionate love affair with another man, not knowing that he is involved
with a dangerous terrorist organisation. As a result of this sordid
liaison, she is the sole witness to a terrorist attack in which her lover
is implicated. As her husband begins investigating the attack he soon
realises that the case is leading to his own front door, putting at risk
not only his own life but also that of his wife. By this time, the
terrorist group realises the threat that the woman poses to their activities
and have decided that she must be killed...
Script: Guy Pinon,
Bretaigne Windust,
Raoul Walsh,
James Joyce
Cinematographer: Eric Gautier
Music: Christian Lotito
Cast:Aurélien Recoing (Richard),
Marie Bunel (Elisabeth),
Patrick Lizana (Thomas),
Valérie Vogt (Nina),
Jacques Gamblin (Cow-Boy),
Eric Prat (Farid),
Jean-Bernard Feitussi (Joli-Coeur),
Pascaline Ponti (Claudia),
François Clavier (Mendozza),
Anne Gautier (Marianne),
Philippe Girard (Chef teuer),
Baptiste Roussillon (Teuer Debile),
Nicolas Silberg (Flic debut),
Isabelle Kluk (Junkie),
Gérald Laroche (Le V.R.P.),
Emmanuel Schaeffer (Fernand),
Estelle Marion (Martine),
Charlotte Clamens (Mlle Pichard),
Laura Demangel (Lora),
Rémy Roubakha (L'avocat)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 87 min
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
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In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
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