Directed by Pietro Germi • Drama • With Pietro Germi, Claudia Cardinale • 1959 • 115 minutes
Inspector Ingravallo has been called to a Roman apartment building to investigate a robbery. Once there he questions the tenants but soon realizes something is amiss. As the investigation progresses a simple robbery leads to a murder case...
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The Scheming Women (Les Intrigantes)
Directed by Henri Decoin • Drama • With Raymond Rouleau, Jeanne Moreau, Raymond Pellegrin, Etchika Choureau • 1954 • 98 minutes
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