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Credits Director: Claude Autant-Lara Script: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Patricia Highsmith (novel) Photo: Jacques Natteau Music: René Cloërec Cast: Maurice Ronet (Walter Saccard), Marina Vlady (Ellie), Robert Hossein (Corby), Laurence Badie (La serveuse), Paulette Dubost (Helen Kimmel), Gert Fröbe (Melchior Kimmel), Yvonne Furneaux (Clara Saccard), Clara Gansard (La bonne), Harry Meyen (Tony), Jacques Monod (Le commissaire) Country: France Language: French Runtime: 104 min; B&W Aka: Enough Rope; Im Schatten einer Nacht

Summary One winter evening, Melchior Kimmel kills his wife Hélène on a highway on the Côte d’Azur.  Although the police suspect Kimmel of the murder, the case against him is dropped through lack of evidence.  A few months later, another woman, Clara Saccard, is found dead at a bus station.  This time, the suspect is her husband, Walter, who, coincidently, is a regular visitor to a bookshop owned by Kimmel.  Inspector Corby is convinced that the two killings are connected – but how...? © Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium) Review Write a review for this film... User Comments How do you rate this film?

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