The Raffin Commissioner investigates the murder of an industrialist and it soon becomes apparent that the activities of the relatives of the deceased all revolve around the Folies-Bergere.
Production
Actual Folies-Bergère location shots feel authentically seedy.
Costume
Showgirl outfits doing heavy lifting for atmosphere.
Director
Jean Mitry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jean Mitry was primarily a film theorist and historian; this was one of his rare fiction features, which explains the academic stiffness.
Bella Darvi was a Darryl Zanuck discovery whose Hollywood career imploded spectacularly — this French exile role has layers of real-life fallen-stardom irony.
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