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The Burning Court (1962)

The Burning Court poster
Original title
La Chambre ardente
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genre
horror film, crime film
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man investigates a locked-room death that may be linked to a family curse. As he digs deeper, he uncovers secrets involving witchcraft and betrayal.

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What happens

The Burning Court (French: La chambre ardente, pronounced [la ʃɑ̃bʁ aʁdɑ̃t]) is a French-Italian-German film directed by Julien Duvivier, released in 1962. The script was written by Charles Spaak and Duvivier, from the 1937 novel of the same name by John Dickson Carr. The cast included Catherine Rich who was making her debut on the screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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