Portrait of an Assassin (1949)

Original title

Portrait d'un assassin

Directed by

Bernard Roland

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man gets drawn into a dangerous scheme involving a wealthy widow and a murderer. The story follows their tense interactions as secrets unfold.

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What happens

Portrait of an Assassin (French: Portrait d'un assassin) is a 1949 French drama thriller film directed by Bernard-Roland and starring Maria Montez, Erich von Stroheim, Arletty and Pierre Brasseur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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