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It Happened at the Inn (1943)

It Happened at the Inn poster
Original title
Goupi Mains Rouges
Directed by
Jacques Becker
Genre
drama film, mystery film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family is investigated after an old woman is murdered. The police question each relative to find the killer.

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What happens

It Happened at the Inn (French: Goupi mains rouges) is a 1943 French mystery film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin and Blanchette Brunoy. It follows an investigation into the family members of an old woman who has been murdered. The film is based on the 1937 novel with the same title by Pierre Véry. It was released in France on 14 April 1943. The film was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris, with location filming taking place around Charente. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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