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The Strangers in the House (1941)

The Strangers in the House poster
Original title
Les Inconnus dans la maison
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French town is rocked by a violent crime. A reclusive lawyer is pulled into the case that involves his troubled daughter.

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What happens

The Strangers in the House (Les Inconnus dans la maison) is a 1942 French crime film by Henri Decoin after the novel by the same name by Georges Simenon in 1940. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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