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Quai des Orfèvres
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
1947•1h 48m•NR•★ 7.5
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery
Synopsis
A sultry Paris music-hall singer fends off the sexual advances of an elderly, lecherous hunchbacked movie financier, while her jealous pianist husband rushes to the mogul's mansion intending to shoot him, only to find the tycoon already bludgeoned to death. Henri-Georges Clouzot's Venice Best Director-winning police procedural masterpiece starring Louis Jouvet and Bernard Blier.
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Henri-Georges Clouzot
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CanonContemplative
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
Stories where morality is uncertain and every decision carries a cost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorHenri-Georges Clouzot
WriterHenri-Georges ClouzotJean Ferry
CinematographyArmand Thirard
MusicFrancis Lopez
Principal Cast
Louis JouvetInspector Antoine
Simone RenantDora Monnier
Bernard BlierMaurice Martineau
Suzy DelairJenny Lamour
Pierre LarqueyEmile Lafour
Jeanne Fusier-GirPâquerette
Claudine DupuisManon
Charles DullinGeorges Brignon
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 48m (108 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorHenri-Georges Clouzot
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioMajestic Films
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