Innocents with Dirty Hands
Seen it?1975 | 120 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
Saint Tropez. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the murder of her wealthy husband Louis, an alcoholic impotent. She hits him, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. Julie finds herself alone the following day, and becomes therefore the prime suspect. Where is Louis' body? Where is Jeff? Is there any secret beyond a door?
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Claude Chabrol
- Romy SchneiderJulie Wormser
- Rod SteigerLouis Wormser
- François MaistreCommissaire Lamy
- Paolo GiustiJeff Marle
- François PerrotGeorges Thorent
- Hans Christian BlechJudge
- Pierre SantiniCommissaire Villon
- Jean RochefortMaitre Albert Legal
- Henri AttalMarine Police Officer
- Serge BentoBank Manager