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125 rue Montmartre
1959 Crime / Drama / Thriller
Review
Lino Ventura gives one of his legendary tour de force performances in
this intricate mystery-thriller, a compelling film which appears to have
been influenced by both American film noir and the work of Alfred Hitchcock.
This is one of the better films to be directed by Gilles Grangier, who
is perhaps best known for his light-hearted comedies – such as Le Gentleman d’Epsom (1962) and
La Cuisine au beurre (1963) -
although his crime dramas probably have greater merit. Well scripted and stylishly shot, 125 rue Montmartre also benefits from having a high calibre cast. In addition to the aforementioned Ventura, there is a host of distinguished French actors, including Andréa Parisy and Jean Desailly. The film is based on a novel by André Gillois, whose real name is Maurice Diamant-Berger – he was the brother of the eminent French filmmaker and producer Henri Diamant-Berger. Write a review for this film... User Comments
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Director:
Gilles Grangier
Starring: Lino Ventura, Andréa Parisy, Robert Hirsch, Dora Doll Synopsis
Pascal scrapes a modest living selling newspapers in the streets of
Paris. Although a little rough around the edges, he has a good
heart, so that when he sees a man jump into the Seine, he does not
hesitate to come to his aid. The suicide, Didier, is on the
brink of a nervous breakdown after his wife Catherine’s attempts to
seize his fortune from him. Pascal is ready to do anything to
help the unfortunate man and agrees to go to his house to collect some
money. But, on entering the house, Pascal disturbs Catherine, who
immediately calls the police. When the police arrive, the body of
a dead man is found in the house. The victim is Catherine’s
husband and she is adamant that Pascal murdered him. When he sees
the body, Pascal is surprised to find that the dead man is not Didier,
the man he saved from drowning, but someone he has never met...
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