Mystery · France · 1961 · 1h 35m

Spotlight on a Murderer

Pleins feux sur l'assassin

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Director
Georges Franju
Cast
Pierre Brasseur as Comte de Kerloquen Pascale Audret as Jeanne Marianne Koch as Edwige Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Marie de Kerloquen Dany Saval as Micheline Jean Babilée as Christian de Kerloquen
Crew
Marcel Fradetal — Director of Photography Gilbert Natot — Editor Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer Georges Franju — Writer Thomas Narcejac — Writer Pierre Boileau — Writer
Synopsis

An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.

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Key Collaborators
Georges Franju Director Marcel Fradetal Director of Photography Gilbert Natot Editor Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer Georges Franju Writer Thomas Narcejac Writer Pierre Boileau Writer Robert Thomas Writer Jules Borkon Producer Roger Briaucourt Production Design Lorène Costume Design
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