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Dilemma of Two Angels (1948)

Dilemma of Two Angels poster
Original title
Impasse des deux anges
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman are drawn together by chance in a Parisian alley. Their encounter sets off a chain of events involving crime and betrayal.

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What happens

Dilemma of Two Angels (French: Impasse des Deux Anges) is a 1948 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret and Marcel Herrand. It was the final film directed by Tourneur in a career that stretched back to the silent era and included nearly a hundred films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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