The Murderer Lives at Number 21

L'Assassin habite au 21
by Henri-Georges Clouzot• 1942• 1h24• Fiction• Thriller, Classics, Literary adaptation
with Jean Tissier, Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Pierre Larquey, Noël Roquevert, Raymond Bussières
4 formatsFrench12 subtitles languages

Dapper Inspector Vorobechik ('Wens' for short) is assigned the case of a serial killer who leaves a calling card on his victims; Monsieur Durand. Wens' mistress, struggling actress Mila Malou, determines to get publicity for herself by helping him. Learning that Durand is one of the eccentric tenants of a boarding house at No. 21 Avenue Junot, Wens takes a room in the guise of a Protestant minister; only to be followed by Mila who hardly seems like a minister's wife! Suspects are arrested, but while each is in jail, there's another murder...

  • year
    1942
  • nationality
    France
  • running time
    1h24
  • rights end
    09/01/2025
  • filming format
    35 mm
  • screenplay
    Henri-Georges Clouzot
  • director of photography
    Armand Thirard
  • distributor
    GAUMONT
  • producers
    Continental Films
  • original work authors
    Stanislas-André Steeman

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  • 1technical resource
  • 1educational resource

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