The Idol (1952)

Original title

El ídolo

Directed by

Pierre Chenal

Genre

drama

Country

Argentina, Chile

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A suspenseful story set in Santiago involving a man who becomes obsessed with a woman. The film follows his growing fixation and the dangerous consequences that follow.

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What happens

The Idol (Spanish: El ídolo) is a 1952 Argentine-Chilean thriller film of the classical-era directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Alberto Closas, Elisa Galvé and Florence Marly. It was shot on location around Santiago including at the Municipal Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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