Summary
Two dangerous criminals, Macquart and Rudel, break out of prison and go on the run.
They hide out in an isolated house owned by an artist whom they kill. The artist’s
lover, Eve, decides to avenge his death by playing the two fugitives off against each
other. When they realise how they have been manipulated, the two villains try to
escape – but they fall straight into Eve’s deadly trap....
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Credits
- Director: Robert Hossein
- Script: Frédéric Dard, René Wheeler
- Photo: Michel Kelber
- Music: André Hossein
- Cast: Marina Vlady (Eva), Henri Vidal (Pierre Macquart), Serge Reggiani (Rudel), Robert Hossein (Fred), Robert Dalban (Clément), Jacques Duby (Georges Bagot), Guy Kerner, Marthe Mercadier
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
- Aka: The Wicked Go to Hell; Heels Go To Hell
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