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Five Red Tulips (1949)

Five Red Tulips poster
Original title
5 tulipes rouges
Directed by
Jean Stelli
Genre
crime film, sport film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of murders happens in France, each marked by a red tulip left at the scene. A detective tries to catch the killer as the body count rises.

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What happens

Five Red Tulips (French: Cinq tulipes rouges) is a 1949 French crime film directed by Jean Stelli and starring René Dary, Suzanne Dehelly and Raymond Bussières. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city and across France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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