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Le signal rouge (1949)

Le signal rouge poster
Original title
Le Signal rouge
Directed by
Ernst Neubach
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor struggles with a moral dilemma and personal danger after he meets a mysterious woman connected to a criminal plot. The film follows his increasing isolation as he gets drawn into a web of secrets and lies.

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What happens

The Red Signal (French: Le signal rouge) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Ernst Neubach and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Frank Villard. It is based on a novel of the same title by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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