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The False Step

Jan 20, 1965 · 1h 20m
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Thriller

PLOT

During a walk along the cliffs not far from Marseille, Elisa Langerot sees her husband slip and fall to his death. Inexplicably, Elisa flees the scene of the accident, stops a passing driver and tells him a made-up story about a stolen car, concealing her husband's death. Feeling sorry for the girl, the driver, Philippe Morçot, gives her a lift and later lets her stay at his house. The good deed, however, doesn't go unpunished, and soon Philippe is drawn into Elisa's twilight world of fantasies, lies and paranoia.

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CAST

Dominique Paturel
Philippe Morçot
Yori Bertin
Elisa Langerot
Jean-Claude Pascal
Robert Langerot
Florence Vainer
La fiancée de Philippe
Martial Rèbe
Le domestique
Pierre Marty
Laurence Thielen
Directed by Antoine d'Ormesson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Sumer Films
Country
FR

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