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The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (French: L'Assassin habite au 21) is a 1942 French comedy thriller film by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Adapted by Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman and Clouzot from Steeman's 1939 book of the same title, it was Clouzot's debut feature film as a director.
The Murderer Lives at Number 21: Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. With Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier, Pierre Larquey. Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1947-08-16
L'assassin habite au 21 est un film français réalisé par Henri-Georges Clouzot, sorti en 1942, adapté du roman policier du même nom de l'auteur belge Stanislas-André Steeman, publié en 1939.
The Murderer Lives At Number 21 is super reverent to some of his best British comic-thrillers…almost to a fault. The plot follows Inspector Wens (Pierre Fresnay) who’s forced to check into a seemingly inconspicuous boarding house to nab the mysterious and theatrical serial killer who goes by the name of ‘Monsieur Durand’ and always ...
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- Continental Films
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Director Henri-Georges Clouzot's maiden feature-length effort was the intricate mystery thriller The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (L'Assassin habite au 21). Businesslike homicide detective Wens (Pierre Fresnay) goes on the prowl for a methodical mass murderer, who seemingly manages to be everywhere at once.
L'assassin habite... au 21 (The Murderer Lives at Number 21) brings Wens back, and before long another ingenious killer is on the loose, and it is Wens responsibility to stop him.
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- Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Oct 20, 2016 · One of the most revered names in world cinema, Henri – Georges Clouzot, made a remarkably self – assured debut in 1942 with the deliciously droll thriller The Murderer Lives at 21 [L ‘ Assassin habite au 21].
