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A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.
Georges Douking
- Le clochard
- (as Douking)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) in May 2023, Jane Fonda revealed that French filmmaker Rene Clement tried to have sex her but she refused. He was 51 at the time, while she was only 27. He told her he wanted to do it because her character had to have an orgasm in the movie and he needed to see what Fonda's orgasms were like. While Fonda previously told this story to CNN, this is the first time she specifically named Clement as the perpetrator.
- GoofsWhen the car with two people goes over the cliff in the convertible, you can clearly see that only one person (the driver) is in the car.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Filmmaking on the Riviera (1964)
- SoundtracksTheme From Joy House (Just Call Me Love Bird)
Written by Lalo Schifrin & Peggy Lee
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Probably Clement's best thriller...
...only "Plein Soleil" ("Purple noon" -the talented M.Ripley first version- ,a first Delon/Clement collaboration ,is superior.
The director's other thrillers were marred by unbearable metaphysical pretensions ("La Maison Sous les Arbres" " la Course du Lièvre à Travers Champs" "Babysitter" ...)which the use of American actors did not help.
A black and white film ,a strange choice for a story which takes place in a luxury mansion on the Cote d'Azur ,the cinematography is in direct contrast to that of "Plein Soleil" .Whereas the former work was often filmed in open air ,at sea,in "les felins " ,we almost never go out of the Fonda/Albright's place.The screenplay is absorbing ,a la Boileau-Narcejac (who wrote "Diabolique" and "Vertigo" ) and the suspense is sustained throughout the story. (I particularly dig the scenes with the car at the end).
It was actually René Clément's last good movie.All that follows is virtually disposable.
The director's other thrillers were marred by unbearable metaphysical pretensions ("La Maison Sous les Arbres" " la Course du Lièvre à Travers Champs" "Babysitter" ...)which the use of American actors did not help.
A black and white film ,a strange choice for a story which takes place in a luxury mansion on the Cote d'Azur ,the cinematography is in direct contrast to that of "Plein Soleil" .Whereas the former work was often filmed in open air ,at sea,in "les felins " ,we almost never go out of the Fonda/Albright's place.The screenplay is absorbing ,a la Boileau-Narcejac (who wrote "Diabolique" and "Vertigo" ) and the suspense is sustained throughout the story. (I particularly dig the scenes with the car at the end).
It was actually René Clément's last good movie.All that follows is virtually disposable.
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- dbdumonteil
- Apr 29, 2006
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- Wie Raubkatzen
- Filming locations
- Gare de Nice-Ville, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France(train station)
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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