Enough Rope
Cast & Crew
Claude Autant-lara
Marina Vlady
Robert Hossein
Maurice Ronet
Yvonne Furneaux
Paulette Dubost
Film Details
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Synopsis
In Nice architect Walter Saccard, unhappily married, is intrigued by the acquittal of Melchior Kimmel, a German bookseller accused of murdering his wife at a bus stop. After compiling relevant newspaper clippings Saccard visits the exonerated Kimmel and is convinced of the German's guilt. Saccard begs his wealthy wife, Clara, for a divorce but, mad with jealousy of his mistress Ellie, she refuses. When Clara takes a bus to visit her sick mother Saccard follows in his car. The next day her corpse is discovered in a ravine and foul play is suspected. Among those certain that Clara was not a suicide and that her husband is responsible are Kimmel, who attempts blackmail, and brutal police detective Corby, who finds the clippings. Certain that Kimmel's acquittal was a travesty of justice, Colby relentlessly stalks both architect and bookseller. Enraged because Saccard's meddling has cast doubts on his exoneration, Kimmel murders the architect.
Director
Claude Autant-lara
Cast
Marina Vlady
Robert Hossein
Maurice Ronet
Yvonne Furneaux
Paulette Dubost
Gert Fröbe
Harry Mayen
Jacques Monod
Clara Gansard
Crew
Jean Aurenche
Ralph Baum
Pierre Bost
Gérard Brisseau
René Cloerec
Georges Delerue
Max Douy
Alexander Grüter
Yvon Guezel
Yvon Guezel
Madeleine Gug
Yves Laplanche
Jacques Natteau
Artie Shaw
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Trivia
Notes
Opened in Paris in January 1963 as Le meurtrier; running time: 107 min; cut from 115 min(?); in Munich in February 1963 as Der Mörder; running time: 111 min; released in Italy in 1963 as L'omicida. Alternative U. S. title: The Murderer.
