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Release, runtime and language
1946 · 99 mins · French
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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Michel Simon, Lucas Gridoux, Marcel Pérès, Louis Florencie, Jean-François Martial, Guy Favières

Proud, eccentric and antisocial, Monsieur Hire lives a solitary life in a Paris suburb. When a woman's body is discovered nearby, he becomes intrigued by a pretty young newcomer to town, and soon finds the neighbors quick to assume he is responsible for the murder. His quiet existence is suddenly threatened by their suspicion.

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