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Chinese Quarter (1947)

Chinese Quarter poster
Original title
Quartier chinois
Directed by
René Sti
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French crime film set in a Chinese neighborhood. It follows a complex story of theft and murder involving a cast of characters.

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What happens

Chinese Quarter (French: Quartier chinois) is a 1947 French crime film directed by René Sti and starring Michèle Alfa, Sessue Hayakawa and Alfred Adam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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