Spotlight on a Murderer
Synopsis
An old count hides just before he dies to annoy his heirs. The heirs search a manor for the count's body and are killed off one by one. Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline, and Edwige investigate the deaths and search for the count's body.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Gilbert NatotShot by Marcel FradetalScored by Maurice JarreDesigned by Roger Briaucourt
Also known as
- Mitternachtsmörderde
- Spotlight on a Murdereren
- Piena luce sull'assassinoit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Pierre Brasseur
as Comte Hervé de Kerloguen
Pascale Audret
as Jeanne Benoist-Sainval
Marianne Koch
as Edwige
Jean Louis Trintignant
as Jean-Marie de Kerloguen
Dany Saval
as Micheline
Jean Babilee
as Christian de Kerloguen
Georges Rollin
as Claude Benoist-Sainval
Gerard Buhr
as Henri
Maryse Martin
as Marthe
Serge Marquand
as Yvan
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4Producers
1Other crew
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