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Portrait of a Murderer

Portrait of a Murderer

19491h 40mFilm

59

5.9(9)

A circus daredevil is the next victim of a danger-seducing woman who tricks him into a potentially deadly stunt after he attempted to kill her.

Top Cast

Maria Montez

Maria Montez

Christina de Rinck

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Eric

Arletty

Arletty

Martha

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Fabius / Jean

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Fred aka 'Bébé'

Jules Berry

Jules Berry

Pfeiffer

Marcel Dieudonné

Marcel Dieudonné

Prosper

Les Fratellini

Self

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

Announcer (uncredited)

Édouard Francomme

Édouard Francomme

Ring attendant (uncredited)

Julien Maffre

Julien Maffre

Ring attendant (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

(uncredited)

Marc Natol

(uncredited)

Marcel Rouzé

Marcel Rouzé

(uncredited)

Details

Director: Bernard-Roland
Status: Released
Release: 1949-11-25
Runtime: 1h 40m
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: FR
Score: 59%

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