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Release, runtime and language
1953 · 110 mins · French
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Directed by
Luis Saslavsky
Starring
Daniel Gélin, Andrée Tainsy, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Claude Vernier, Hans Verner, Marie Mansart

Adapted from Georges Simenon’s novel and play, the film follows Frank (Daniel Gelin) who, after learning his mother was a prostitute, vows to spiral into debauchery. In occupied France he decides his destruction will include murdering a German officer. His escalating psychosis and cruelty, set against a bleak wartime Paris, lead to his ultimate ruin.

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