Blackmail (1955)
- Original title
- Chantage
- Directed by
- Guy Lefranc
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 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.
How it feels
A criminal in Paris gets caught up in a blackmail scheme. The film follows the tense interactions between the blackmailer, the victim, and the police.
tensegrittynoir-ishsuspensefulurbanclassicdeliberate
What happens
Blackmail (French: Chantage) is a 1955 French crime film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Magali Noël and Leo Genn. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city including in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title The Lowest Crime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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