Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
- Original title
- Voici le temps des assassins...
- Directed by
- Julien Duvivier
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 68 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 middle-aged man falls for a beautiful young woman. She manipulates him and destroys his life. The story follows how her presence brings ruin and death.
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What happens
Voici le temps des assassins (French, 'This is the time for murderers') is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of Matinée d'ivresse - part of Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud. The film was released as Deadlier Than the Male in the United States and as Twelve Hours to Live in the UK. It is a dark tale of a young and pretty femme fatale who ruins the life of a man and kills his best friend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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