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La Mort de Belle (1961)

Genre : Mystery, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Édouard Molinaro

Synopsis

Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.

Actors

Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly
Stéphane Blanchon
Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart
Belle
Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand
Mme. Monique Blanchon
Yvette Etiévant
Yvette Etiévant
Alice
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod
Le juge
Marc Cassot
Marc Cassot
Le commissaire
Jacques Pierre
Jacques Pierre
Philippe Berthe / Belle's Admirer
Yves Robert
Yves Robert
The Bartender
Louisa Colpeyn
Louisa Colpeyn
Belle's Mother
Van Doude
Van Doude
The Doctor
Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling
Le gendarme Cristever
George Cusin
George Cusin
Monsieur Genet - le directeur du collège
Suzanne Courtal
Suzanne Courtal
Madame Pidoux
Gabriel Gobin
Gabriel Gobin
Le sergent de police Ruchet
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac
L'ivrogne / Stephane's Friend
Lucien Hubert
Lucien Hubert
Pidoux
Christian Lude
Christian Lude
Le docteur Clair

Crews

Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro
Director
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro
Writer
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh
Writer
Pierre Kast
Pierre Kast
Writer
François Chavane
François Chavane
Producer
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Jean-Louis Picavet
Jean-Louis Picavet
Director of Photography
Robert Clavel
Robert Clavel
Art Direction
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
Novel
Monique Isnardon
Monique Isnardon
Editor
Robert Isnardon
Robert Isnardon
Editor
Janine Casse
Janine Casse
Key Makeup Artist
Sophie Becker
Sophie Becker
Assistant Director

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