A self-assured business man murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
A brilliant homage to Film Noir, this classic also anticpates Nouvelle Vague aesthetics and atmosphere, but just as well functions as morality play (plus a great score by Miles Davis).
Halliwell*: "Complex, watchable suspenser with pretensions."
Maltin***1/2: "Filmed by Henri Decaë on the streets of Paris in a bracing style that anticipates the New Wave."
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