About an Inquest (1931)
- Original title
- Autour d'une enquête
- Directed by
- Henri Chomette, Robert Siodmak
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A crime is investigated through an official inquiry. The film follows police and suspects as they interrogate and gather evidence. It was made as a French version of a German film from the same studio.
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What happens
About an Inquest (French: Autour d'une enquête) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Henri Chomette and Robert Siodmak and starring Annabella, Jean Périer and Colette Darfeuil. It was produced by UFA, as the French-language version of the studio's film Inquest. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Inquest (1931)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.