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Café de Paris (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 91 mins · French
- Directed by
- Georges Lacombe, Yves Mirande
- Starring
- Julien Carette, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Aymé, Robert Ozanne, Philippe Richard, Alexandre Rignault
Set in a Parisian café, this murder mystery follows the killing of a notorious journalist and extortionist who is shot at his own table. The investigation convenes the prime suspects—his wife, her lover, a gun‑runner, a creditor and a playboy—each with clear motives, yet none proves the murderer, leaving the true culprit untold. The puzzle remains unsolved.
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