An architect (Maurice Ronet) is unhappily married to his shrewish wife (Yvonne Furneaux). His interest in the murder case of a suspected wife killer (Gert Frobe in a genuinely creepy performance) is fueled after the man is acquitted and he strikes up an acquaintance with the man, who is still under suspicion by a police detective (Robert Hossein) that will have dire consequences. Based on the novel THE BLUNDERER by Patricia Highsmith (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY) and directed by Claude Autant Lara (THE DEVIL IN THE FLESH). An intense noir-ish thriller strikingly directed by Autant Lara, a director not noted for thrillers. The cat and mouse interplay between the three protagonists (Ronet, Frobe, Hossein) is expertly done. We observe coolly from a distance as all the characters are unpleasant or unlikable to some degree. Even Hossein's detective is a nasty piece of goods. Fans of film noir should eat this up. With Marina Vlady and Paulette Dubost.
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