Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
“The Female of the Species - The face of an angel...The arms of the devil”
1956 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by 
Julien Duvivier
Julien DuvivierCast
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Plot
In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur is drawn into a deadly affair involving a ruthless woman.
Sinekatalog’s take
Julien Duvivier's thriller, with Jean Gabin and Danielle Darrieux, is moody and slick, a French suspense film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,981 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.