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The Champagne Murders (1967)

The Champagne Murders poster
Original title
Le Scandale
Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genre
drama film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man is suspected of a series of murders. He becomes entangled with a friend who may be manipulating him.

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What happens

The Champagne Murders (French: Le scandale) is a 1967 French crime thriller film based on a story William Benjamin, directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Anthony Perkins. It was the first of two films that Chabrol made with Perkins. For his role in the film, Maurice Ronet won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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