The Strengths of Mr. Wens (1947)
- Original title
- Les atouts de Monsieur Wens
- Directed by
- E.G. de Meyst
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A detective investigates a complex crime in post-war France. The story follows his methodical search for the truth.
mysteriousintriguingsuspensefulmethodicalclassiccerebralnoir-ish
What happens
Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards (French: Les atouts de Monsieur Wens) is a 1947 French-Belgian mystery crime film directed by Emile-Georges De Meyst and starring Louis Salou, Marie Déa and Claudine Dupuis. It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman featuring the fictional detective Monsieur Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Salme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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