Film Synopsis
Georges Gauthier is a wealthy Parisian industrialist who is unhappily
married to Gabrielle, a cold and authoritarian woman. The latter
is unaware that her husband is pursuing an affair with her twin sister,
Françoise. Meanwhile, Gabrielle's niece Catherine is
engaged to Marc Lambert, a young businessman whose work often takes him
away from home. One day, at a garden party hosted by Gabrielle,
Catherine meets Laurent Berty, the secretary of a famous painter, and
all too soon they discover a mutual attraction. On his return
from England, Marc cannot help noticing a change in Catherine's
feelings for him. As rejection takes him over, he is unsure what
to do. In the end, it is Georges who visits Laurent and asks him
to give up the liaison. On his arrival he is surprised to find
Catherine lying beside Laurent's lifeless body. As Inspector
Vaillant takes charge of the investigation he discovers tracks leading
to several suspects...
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Film Credits
- Director: Jacques-Gérard Cornu
- Script: Maurice Clavel, Hugh Wheeler (novel)
- Cinematographer: Jean Tournier
- Music: Claude Bolling
- Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Gabrielle),
Mel Ferrer (Georges Gauthier), Catherine Deneuve (Catherine),
Pierre Brice (Laurent Berty), Alan Scott (Marc Lambert), Claude Rich (L'inspecteur Vaillant), Nicolas Amato (Le maître d'hôtel),
Colette Fleury (La secrétaire), Jeanne Allard, Robert Rollis
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Ladies Man ;
Murder by Two