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La Nuit des suspectes (1957)

La Nuit des suspectes poster
Directed by
Víctor Merenda
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is found dead in a secluded house. The group of women inside must figure out who among them is the killer.

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What happens

The Night of Suspects (French: La nuit des suspectes) is a 1960 French crime film directed by Víctor Merenda and starring Geneviève Kervine, Christine Carère and Elina Labourdette. Based on the play Huit femmes by Robert Thomas it was shot in 1957 but its release was delayed for several years. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It is also known by the alternative title Eight Women in Black (French: Huit femmes en noir). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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