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The Crimes of Petiot (1973)

The Crimes of Petiot poster
Original title
Los crímenes de Petiot
Directed by
José Luis Madrid
Genre
horror film, giallo
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in 1940s Paris preys on people seeking to flee the city by pretending to help them escape. The film follows his series of murders and the investigation that eventually catches him.

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What happens

The Crimes of Petiot (Spanish:Los crímenes de Petiot) is a 1973 Spanish giallo film directed by José Luis Madrid and starring Paul Naschy, Patricia Loran and Fernando Marín. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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