Trap for the Assassin (1966)
This one is generally looked upon as the best version of the old-fashioned melodrama by Jules Mary.Riccardo Freda,who was mainly known for his horror movies,tried also his hand at spy thrillers in the wake of James Bond ("Coplan Ouvre Le Feu à Mexico") ,and had a penchant for old French melodramas (before "Roger la Honte" ,he redid "Les Deux Orphelines " -D.W.GRiffith's "orphans of the storm-. Georges Géret replaces Lucien Coedel and Irene Pappas takes on Maria Casarès's part of his mistress.Freda 's movie is more compact ,with a running time of 105 min,whereas Cayatte's version (1945-46) spread over two episodes with a total time exceeding 3 hours.It also benefited from the use of color .But all in all,it's the same old story.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Riccardo Freda
Writing:
- Jean-Louis Bory
- Jules Mary
Stars:
Release Date: 1966-06-15
5.3/10
5.3/10
- Language: Français
- Runtime: 105
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Roger Laroque
Julia de Noirville
Henriette Laroque
Luversant
Lucien de Noirville
Suzanne Laroque
Tristot
le président des assises
un forçat
Victoire
Raymond de Noirville
La mère Brun - la servante de Larouette
Jean
Le domestique de Farney
L'huissier au cercle
Un policier / Un forçat
Larouette
Suzanne Laroque enfant
Le commissaire Lacroix
L'avocat général
Le médecin légiste
Le président du tribunal
Le juge (uncredited)
La femme de chambre (uncredited)
Un forçat (uncredited)
Bernadit (uncredited)
Le valet au cercle (uncredited)
Un forçat (uncredited)
