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It Happened at the Inn

1943 · 104 min

A wry, shadowed country-house mystery where a grasping family circles its own secrets with dry humour and quiet menace.

Directed by
Jacques Becker
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Starring
Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin
Overview
An old woman living in an inn is killed and her family members seem like the likely culprits.

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Directed by
Jacques Becker
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Starring
Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • greed
  • deception
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, comedy
Directed by
Jacques Becker
Written by
Pierre Véry
Starring
Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy, Arthur Devère, Germaine Kerjean, Maurice Schutz, Guy Favières
Music
Jean Alfaro
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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