The Road to Shame
Seen it?1959 | 85 min | Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of fans of mob stories and anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows that his fiancée goes to a rendezvous, but she would not tell him more than just that. Worried, Pierre follows her but he is attacked and stolen his identity papers by two men, Tom and Nasol, on the payroll of Quaglio, one of the city's bosses. Later on, Quaglio kills Nasol and deposits the body in a garage, leaving Pierre's papers nearby. As for Pierre, he manages to follow Tom to a villa where several young women have been invited. Pierre, horrified, realizes that this place is the headquarters for the white slave trade. - Written by Guy Bellinger
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 985 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Édouard Molinaro
- Robert HosseinPierre Rossi
- Magali NoëlCoraline Merlin
- Estella BlainBéatrice
- Philippe ClayTom
- Jane MarkenMrs. Cassini
- Robert LombardMerlin
- François DarbonCamille
- Pierre ColletNasol
- Jean JuillardPasquier
- William SabatierCarel