Web of Passion (1959)

Original title

À double tour

Directed by

Philippe de Broca, Claude Chabrol

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

16

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family's secrets unravel after a young woman is murdered. The story follows the police investigation and the suspects within the household.

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What happens

Web of Passion (also released as Leda, original French title: À double tour) is a 1959 French/Italian psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel The Key to Nicholas Street by American writer Stanley Ellin. It was Chabrol's first film in colour and his first thriller, which would be his genre of choice for the rest of his career. The film had a total of 1,445,587 admissions in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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