Le Meurtrier (1963)
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara

Crime / Drama / Thriller
aka: Enough Rope

Film Synopsis

One winter evening, Melchior Kimmel kills his wife Hélène on a highway on the Côte d'Azur.  Although the police suspect Kimmel of the murder, the case against him is dropped through lack of evidence.  A few months later, another woman, Clara Saccard, is found dead at a bus station.  This time, the suspect is her husband, Walter, who, coincidently, is a regular visitor to a bookshop owned by Kimmel.  Inspector Corby is convinced that the two killings are connected - but how...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Autant-Lara
  • Script: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Patricia Highsmith (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Natteau
  • Music: René Cloërec
  • Cast: Gert Fröbe (Melchior Kimmel), Marina Vlady (Ellie), Robert Hossein (Corby), Harry Meyen (Tony), Maurice Ronet (Walter Saccard), Yvonne Furneaux (Clara Saccard), Laurence Badie (La serveuse), Paulette Dubost (Helen Kimmel), Clara Gansard (La bonne), Jacques Monod (Le commissaire)
  • Country: France / West Germany / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Aka: Enough Rope

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