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Crime Does Not Pay (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 156 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Gérard Oury
- Starring
- Jean Servais, Michael Lonsdale, Annie Girardot, Michèle Morgan, Philippe Noiret, Danielle Darrieux
In a Parisian cinema, a patron settles into his seat and begins a film that mirrors the viewer’s experience: an anthology of four tales in which meticulously planned crimes unravel. Spanning from the Middle Ages to modern times, each story showcases how even the best‑laid criminal schemes ultimately collapse. The narrative weaves humor and irony, highlighting the timeless folly of greed and hubris.
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