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Crime Does Not Pay is a film of genre Drama directed by Gérard Oury released in USA on 16 october 1962 with François Périer

Crime Does Not Pay (1962)

Crime Does Not Pay
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Released in USA 16 october 1962
Length 2h38
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Crime
Rating62% 3.119483.119483.119483.119483.11948

Le Crime ne paie pas (US title: Crime Does Not Pay, UK title: Gentle Art of Murder) is a 1962 French drama film directed by Gérard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, Edwige Feuillère and Annie Girardot. It is composed of four crime episodes: "The Man on the Avenue" (L'homme de l'avenue), "The Hugues Case" (L'affaire Hugues), "The Mask" (Le masque) and "The Fenayrou Case" (L'affaire Fenayrou).

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Le Masque : Au XV siècle, apprenant que son amant, le chevalier Giraldi, la trompe, la duchesse vénitienne Dona Lucrezia le fait tuer par des spadassins. Sa rivale, qui n'est autre que sa suivante, la belle Antonella, décide de se venger.

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