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Strangers in the House
7.0 / 10• 1942• 1h 35m•NR• French
DramaCrimeMystery
Storyline
Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.
Cast & Crew
Raimu
Maître Hector Loursat
Lead
Juliette Faber
Nicole Loursat
Gabrielle Fontan
Fine
Héléna Manson
Madame Manu
Tania Fédor
Madame Marthe Dossin
Marguerite Ducouret
Angèle
Jean Tissier
Ducup
Jacques Baumer
Maître Gérard Rogissart
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henri Decoin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Strangers in the House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
