The Murderer Lives at Number 21

★★★★★

Original title: L'assassin habite... au 21

1942 · 1 h 23 min

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

ComedyCrimeMystery

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Cast

Pierre Fresnay

Credits

Written by: Stanislas-André Steeman

Plot

A detective seeks a killer in a Paris boarding house.

Sinekatalog’s take

Henri-Georges Clouzot's debut thriller sends a detective into a Paris boarding house to find a serial killer. Witty, quick and spooky, with Pierre Fresnay, it is a clever mixture of whodunit and comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (4,022 votes)
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