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The Faceless Enemy (1946)

The Faceless Enemy poster
Original title
L'Ennemi sans visage
Directed by
Maurice Cammage, Robert-Paul Dagan
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective hunts for a mysterious criminal who operates without being seen. The case leads him through a web of hidden identities and false leads.

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What happens

The Faceless Enemy (French: L'ennemi sans visage) is a 1946 French crime film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage and starring Louise Carletti, Frank Villard and Jean Tissier. It was based on the novel of the same title by Stanislas-André Steeman. It featured his long-running detective Inspector Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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