Deadlier than the Male (1957)
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Melodrama |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Jean Gabin stars in Voici le Temps des Assassins as Chatelin, a soft-spoken, middle-aged restauranteur. His life is unexpectedly complicated when Catherine (Daniele Delorme), the daughter of his ex-wife, pays a visit. Catherine tells Chatelin that her mother is dead, and that she's all alone in the world. The good-hearted Chatelin comes to regret his decision to allow the girl to stay when it develops that she's not only a liar, but a psychotic, who plans to murder him. Voici le Temps des Assassins was released in the US as Deadlier Than the Male.
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Keywords
chef, orphan, woman, daughter, ex-wife, marriage, love-triangle, murder, scheme