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
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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