Drama ·Crime ·Thriller · France · 1963 · 1h 47m

Enough Rope

Le Meurtrier

Enough Rope poster
Director
Claude Autant-Lara
Cast
Gert Fröbe as Melchior Kimmel Marina Vlady as Ellie Robert Hossein as Inspektor Corby Harry Meyen as Tony Maurice Ronet as Walter Saccard Yvonne Furneaux as Clara Saccard
Crew
Jacques Natteau — Director of Photography Madeleine Gug — Editor René Cloërec — Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche — Screenplay Pierre Bost — Screenplay Patricia Highsmith — Novel
Synopsis

Two total strangers suspect each other of murdering their own wives. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1954 novel The Blunderer.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or book
Key Collaborators
Claude Autant-Lara Director Jacques Natteau Director of Photography Madeleine Gug Editor René Cloërec Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche Screenplay Pierre Bost Screenplay Patricia Highsmith Novel Alexander Grüter Producer Jacques Cottin Costume Design
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