La Corde raide (1960)
Directed by Jean-Charles Dudrumet

Comedy / Drama
aka: Lovers on a Tightrope

Film Synopsis

Bored with her marriage to businessman Daniel Marechal, Cora falls for the charms of Henri, the owner of a garage that sells second hand cars.  She is impatient to live with Henri and plans to kill her husband.  Even though she knows that Daniel suspects her of being unfaithful, Cora slips up by calling Henri.  She is unaware that her husband is eavesdropping on another phone.  In an attempt to discover the identity of his wife's lover, Daniel sets up an automatic recording system to tape all of her phone conversations.  One day, while listening to these tapes Daniel recognises the voice of his business associate, who happens to be Henri's brother...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Charles Dudrumet
  • Script: Jean-Charles Dudrumet, Roland Laudenbach, Michel Lebrun (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Guéguen
  • Music: Maurice Jarre
  • Cast: Annie Girardot (Cora), François Périer (Daniel), Geneviève Brunet (Isabelle), Gérard Buhr (Henri), Christine Caron (L'infirmière), Annie Andrel (La dame du vestaire), Piella Sorano (Maria), Hubert Deschamps (Carconi), Pierre Moncorbier (Le détective), Lucien Raimbourg (Le portier de l'hôpital), Henri Virlojeux (Le garçon d'étage), Léonce Corne (Le curé), Roger Saget (Edouard), Louis Bugette (Un gendarme), Paul Bisciglia (Le mécano), Christian Lude (Le journaliste), Gérard Darrieu (Un gendarme), Doudou Babet (Le veilleur de nuit), Georges Descrières (Simon), Henri Crémieux (Doctor)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 79 min
  • Aka: Lovers on a Tightrope

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