Year: 1959
Runtime: 86 mins
Language: French
Director: Édouard Molinaro
Industrialist Pierre Verdier murders his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by hurling her from a moving train. When the courts acquit Verdier, Jeanne’s husband, Ancelin, vows to avenge his wife's death, meticulously planning to expose Verdier’s crimes and settle the score, turning his grief into a relentless pursuit of justice.
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