Innocents with Dirty Hands
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Innocents with Dirty Hands aka Dirty Hands. is a 1975 film
written and directed by Claude Chabrol
. Its title in French is Les innocents aux mains sales. The film was based on the novel The Damned Innocents by Richard Neely. The film had 553,910 admissions in France.
, a woman plots to kill her older
, impotent, alcoholic husband with the help of a good looking Italian neighbor. Things go according to plan until her husband resurfaces.
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1975 in film
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
written and directed by Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
. Its title in French is Les innocents aux mains sales. The film was based on the novel The Damned Innocents by Richard Neely. The film had 553,910 admissions in France.
Plot
In Saint-TropezSaint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
, a woman plots to kill her older
Old age
Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...
, impotent, alcoholic husband with the help of a good looking Italian neighbor. Things go according to plan until her husband resurfaces.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Romy Schneider Romy Schneider Romy Schneider was an Austrian-born German film actress who also held French citizenship.-Early life:Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Nazi-era Vienna, six months after the Anschluss, into a family of actors that included her paternal grandmother Rosa Albach-Retty, her Austrian... |
Julie Wormser |
| Rod Steiger Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an Academy Award-winning American actor known for his performances in such films as On the Waterfront, The Big Knife, Oklahoma!, The Harder They Fall, Across the Bridge, The Pawnbroker, Doctor Zhivago, In the Heat of the Night, and Waterloo as well as the... |
Louis Wormser |
| Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National... |
Maître Albert Légal |
| François Maistre François Maistre François Maistre is a French actor. He's appeared in nearly 100 films between 1960 and 2003.He was born in Demigny, Saône-et-Loire, France.-Selected filmography:* Les Jeux de l'amour * Paris Belongs to Us... |
Commissaire Lamy |
| Hans Christian Blech Hans Christian Blech Hans Christian Blech was a German film, stage and television character actor who found success both in his native land and in Hollywood.... |
Le juge |
| François Perrot | Georges Thorent |
| Paolo Giusti | Jeff Marle |
| Henri Attal | Police Officer #1 |
| Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi was a French actor. He played in more than 600 films-Selected filmography:- External links :* *... |
Police Officer #2 |
Critical reception
Vincent CanbyVincent Canby
Vincent Canby was an American film critic who became the chief film critic for The New York Times in 1969 and reviewed more than 1000 films during his tenure there.-Life and career:...
of The New York Times
The New York Times
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