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Murder at 45 R.P.M.

1960 · 82 min

A cool, shadowy French thriller that keeps you leaning in, uneasy and unsure who to trust.

Directed by
Étienne Périer
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais
Overview
Danielle Darrieux stars in this French thriller as a singer having an affair with her accompanist. When her husband dies in an automobile accident, the two lovers suspect each other of having murdered him. Soon after, they receive 45 rpm records with the dead man’s voice, threatening to come back.

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Directed by
Étienne Périer
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • love
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Étienne Périer
Starring
Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais, Raymond Gérôme, Mathilde Casadesus, Jacqueline Danno, Julien Verdier, Bernard Musson
Cinematography
Marcel Weiss
Runtime
82 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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