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Stupéfiants
1932 Crime Thriller
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Review
This Franco-German production from the studios of UFA was made in two versions – one for
France, the other (Der Weiße Dämon) for Germany, with a separate cast.
Peter Lorre, the star of Fritz Lang’s classic 1931 thriller M
, appears in both versions, playing a sinister yet charismatic villain (and is
the film’s main selling point). The fast-paced action plot is redolent of the silent
adventure film, so there’s not much in the way of exposition or character development.
However, the film makes good use of expressionist photographic technique, most notably
in the nocturnal dockside sequence. Extensive location filming – unusual
in a film of this period – helps to give the film a modern, more exciting feel – an obvious
attempt to mimic the style of bigger budget American productions.
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Director:
Kurt Gerron, Roger Le Bon
Starring: Jean Murat, Danièle Parola, Peter Lorre, Monique Rolland, Raoul Aslan Synopsis
Liliane Werner’s career as an opera singer looks set to be blighted by a mystery illness.
Her brother. Henri, discovers that she is addicted to drugs and that she has fallen under
the malign influence of a band of sinister narcotics dealers. When Liliane is kidnapped,
Henri risks his life to rescue her and thwart the drugs dealers in their next daring operation…
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