Le Parfum de la dame en noir (1949)

Directed by

Louis Daquin

Genre

crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective named Joseph Rouletabille investigates a crime involving a mysterious woman. The story follows his efforts to solve the puzzle in a French setting.

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What happens

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le Parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1949 French crime film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Hélène Perdrière, Serge Reggiani and Marcel Herrand. It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It is a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room, released the same year. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. The score was composed by Jean Wiener. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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