Speaking of Murder
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1h 25m
Directed by Gilles Grangier • Crime • 1957 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Marcel Bozzuffi
From acclaimed crime writer Auguste Le Breton comes this gripping noir thriller starring cinema icon Jean Gabin. Louis Bertain’s (Gabin) garage serves as a front for a gang of thieves. He and his accomplices keep up a civic veneer by day and commit crimes in Paris by night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis’ younger brother is a police informer.
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