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Le Voleur de Crimes = the Crime Thief

France, 1968

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An unhappily married man with two children watches a beautiful woman kill herself when she ties herself inside a car and drives off a cliff. Jean tries to save the woman but it is too late. After hanging out with his bohemian friends, he writes a letter to the local newspaper saying that he killed the woman. Jean is galvanized by the sensationalism of the headlines and becomes intoxicated with thoughts of murder. He does away with the pretty model and girlfriend of his painter friend in a similar manner. Soon the painter grows suspicious of Jean and believes he is the one who has sent the letters to the paper telling the story of a little man who gains self importance by murder.

Credits: Producer, Alain Queffelean ; director, Nadine Trintignant ; writer, Nadine Trintignant ; photography, Pierre Villemin ; music, Jack Arel ; assistant director, Daniel Vigne.
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant ; Robert Hossein, Florinda Bolkan, Serge Marquand, Bernadette Lafont, Tanya Lopert, Georgia Moll, Karen Blanguernon, Francis Girod.

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Credits

director

Nadine Trintignant

producer

Alain Queffelean

Duration

01:30:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000156

Languages

English

French

Subject category

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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