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Drame au Vel'd'Hiv'

1949 · 98 min

A busy, talky French crime romp that bustles around a velodrome, mixing light comedy with a murder hunt.

Directed by
Maurice Cam
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
André Le Gall, Claude Farell, Raymond Bussières
Overview
At the Vélodrome d'Hiver, at the height of the sports competitions, the director of the house is found murdered. We also stole the recipe for the show. A swarm of private detectives, second-hand sleuths, embark on the most diverse tracks. Arrests pile up and the chase continues amid the non-stop games. The culprit will however be caught, red-handed, by a young inspector wearing a handsome mask.

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Directed by
Maurice Cam
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
André Le Gall, Claude Farell, Raymond Bussières
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • deception
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Maurice Cam
Starring
André Le Gall, Claude Farell, Raymond Bussières, Robert Pizani, Albert Dinan, Marie Guilhène, Paul Faivre, Maurice Salabert
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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