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
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.
bleaktensemelancholicdarkunsettlingslow-burngrittynoirish
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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