Don't Tempt the Devil
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Don't Tempt the Devil

6.2 / 10 1963 2h 0mNR French
DramaCrime

Storyline

A lovely young nurse finds herself framed for the murder of a hospital patient who died after she administered an injection.

Cast & Crew

Bourvil

Bourvil

Albert Gaudet, investigating judge

Lead
Marina Vlady

Marina Vlady

Catherine Dupré

Virna Lisi

Virna Lisi

Gina Bianchi, nurse

Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Maître Philliet, lawyer for Gina Bianchi

Mony Dalmès

Mony Dalmès

Mrs. Marjorie, brothel keeper

Jacques Monod

Jacques Monod

Prosecutor Magnin

Jacques Mauclair

Jacques Mauclair

Georges Boisset, Mrs. Dupré's neighbor

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christian-Jaque's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Don't Tempt the Devil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker