To Commit a Murder
{{Short description|1967 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = To Commit a Murder
| image = File:To Commit a Murder.jpg
| caption =
| director = Édouard Molinaro
| producer =
| writer = Édouard Molinaro
| based_on = novel by Jacques Robert
| starring = Louis Jourdan
Senta Berger
Edmond O'Brien
| music = José Berghmans
| cinematography = Raymond Lemoigne
| editing = Robert Isnardon
| studio = Eichberg-Film
Franca Film
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gamount
| distributor = Gaumont Distribution
| released = {{film date|df=y|1967|04|7|}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
}}
To Commit a Murder (France: Peau d'espion) is a 1967 French neo-noir spy film starring Louis Jourdan.[http://www.monsieur.louisjourdan.net/espion.htm To Commit a Murder] at Monsieur.louisjourdan.net It was one of a series of thrillers directed by Edouard Molinaro in the 1960s.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/edouard-molinaro-film-director-whose-comedy-la-cage-aux-folles-played-a-part-in-establishing-mainstream-acceptance-of-gay-couples-9013897.html Pierre Perrone, Obituary for Edouard Molinaro, The Independent 19 December 2013] accessed 25 January 2014 The film was based on the 1967 novel Peau d'espion by Jacques Robert.
Plot
A playboy writer gets involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist and take him to Red China.
Cast
- Louis Jourdan as Charles Beaulieu
- Senta Berger as Gertraud
- Bernard Blier as Maggiore Rhone
- Edmond O'Brien as Sphax
- Maurice Garrel as Black
- Fabrizio Capucci as Cecil
- Gamil Ratib as Belloum
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Moranez
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0062106}}
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93447/to-commit-a-murder To Commit a Murder] at TCMDB
{{Édouard Molinaro}}
Category:French neo-noir films
Category:Films directed by Édouard Molinaro
Category:Films set in Heidelberg
Category:Films set in West Germany
Category:Films based on French novels
Category:Gaumont (company) films
Category:Films based on works by Jacques Robert (writer)
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