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La Carcasse et le Tord-cou (1948)

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou poster
Directed by
René Chanas
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A village constable inherits a large sum of money and marries a younger woman who is only after his wealth. After his daughter dies, his son-in-law also becomes interested in the new wife, leading to deadly consequences.

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What happens

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou est un film français réalisé par René Chanas et sorti en 1948. Le Tord-cou, garde champêtre du village, est veuf et cohabite avec sa fille Lucie et son gendre, Louis, dit la Carcasse, qui le déteste. La mort de son frère, dont il hérite une grosse somme, va bouleverser sa vie ; Il achète une maison et des terres mais surtout épouse Thérésa, la fille de Casimir, une jeunesse très délurée qui n'en veut qu'à son argent. Survient alors la mort de Lucie, qui rend la Carcasse veuf et très intéressé par Thérésa. Celle-ci va bientôt provoquer la noyade de Tord-cou, ce qui la libère et laisse entrevoir un avenir dangereux avec la Carcasse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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