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Spotlight on a Murderer(Movie, 1961)

Original title: "Pleins feux sur l'assassin" (French/FR)
1h 35min | Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Spotlight on a MurdererRating: 3.4/5 (with 99 votes)
Spotlight on a Murderer (French: Pleins feux sur l'assassin) is a 1961 French psychodrama/murder-mystery film directed by Georges Franju. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Arrow Films in August 2017 in the UK and USA regions in an open-matte 1.37:1 transfer by Gaumont of the film's original 1.66:1 aspect ratio. ()
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An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/31/1961
Director: Georges Franju
Screenwriter: Boileau-Narcejac
Film Editor: Gilbert Natot
Director of Photography: Marcel Fradetal
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:109015, Added: 03/21/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024