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A jealous husband intends to kill the man his wife is meeting for business, but arrives to find the deed already done.A jealous husband intends to kill the man his wife is meeting for business, but arrives to find the deed already done.A jealous husband intends to kill the man his wife is meeting for business, but arrives to find the deed already done.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Henri Arius
- Léopardi
- (as Arius)
Charles Blavette
- Le gendarme Poitevin
- (as Blavette)
René Blancard
- Le commissaire principal de la P.J.
- (as R. Blancard)
Robert Dalban
- Paulo
- (as R. Dalban)
Jean Daurand
- L'inspecteur Picard
- (as J. Daurand)
Jean Dunot
- Nitram
- (as J. Dunot)
Jacques Grétillat
- Auguste
- (as J. Grétillat)
Gilberte Géniat
- Mme Beauvoir
- (as G. Géniat)
Gabriel Gobin
- Le patron du bistrot
- (as G. Gobin)
François Joux
- L' officier de police Fayard
- (as F. Joux)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHenri-Georges Clouzot wrote almost two-thirds of the film only having read the novel years before, recalling it from memory, since it was out of print by the time he started the screenplay. When the novelist Stanislas-André Steeman saw the film, he was furious about the differences between the novel and the film.
- GoofsWhen Antoine is repeating Maurice's deposition to the typist, he says that the confrontation between Maurice and Brignon at the restaurant took place on Wednesday, December 2, 1946. In 1946, December 2 fell on a Monday.
- Quotes
L'inspecteur adjoint Antoine: I have to admit, I've taken a liking to you, Miss Dora Monier.
Dora Monier: Me?
L'inspecteur adjoint Antoine: Because I have to say, you're just my type. When it comes to women, we'll never have a chance.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)
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The Director loves the actress and it shows. The actress inhabits the character, whom we love at first sight and sound. The character loves her jealous unprepossessing husband and he loves her. His childhood friend secretly loves his wife and the fact that his friend is a beautiful woman makes the love tragic and ironic. His wife is jealous of his childhood friend and thinks her attentions are out of secret love for her husband.
Then there is a murder and the investigating police lieutenant, who loves only his bi-racial son, and resents being taken from his company by the above characters, who have had some unpleasant contact with the deceased and are all lying to one degree or another, unravels the mystery with some of the most precise and authentic procedural detail ever captured on film.
And then there are the atmospherics of a post-war Paris, where coal is in short supply, music is filled with erotic longing and wistful memory, and innocence has long ago been washed away by the rain.
All of this in a milieu of magicians whose tricks don't always work, dogs who walk on their hind feet and express music criticism, hungry news reporters and exhausted cops.
And then there are many of the finest actors of their generation who have been through some very bad years directed by, to come full circle, a man who is in love with his lead actress and who, with full justification, was a respected friend of Picasso.
I've seen this film often and I love all of them and it.
Then there is a murder and the investigating police lieutenant, who loves only his bi-racial son, and resents being taken from his company by the above characters, who have had some unpleasant contact with the deceased and are all lying to one degree or another, unravels the mystery with some of the most precise and authentic procedural detail ever captured on film.
And then there are the atmospherics of a post-war Paris, where coal is in short supply, music is filled with erotic longing and wistful memory, and innocence has long ago been washed away by the rain.
All of this in a milieu of magicians whose tricks don't always work, dogs who walk on their hind feet and express music criticism, hungry news reporters and exhausted cops.
And then there are many of the finest actors of their generation who have been through some very bad years directed by, to come full circle, a man who is in love with his lead actress and who, with full justification, was a respected friend of Picasso.
I've seen this film often and I love all of them and it.
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- Oct 7, 2006
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Quay of the Goldsmiths
- Filming locations
- Paris, France(Exterior)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $180,974
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,632
- Oct 27, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $180,974
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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