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Murder at 45 R.P.M.

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Murder at 45 R.P.M.
Directed byÉtienne Périer
Written by(adaptation de)
Dominique Fabre
Etienne Perier
Albert Valentin
(dialogue de)
Dominique Fabre
Based onD'apres le roman de
Pierre Boiteau
Boileau-Narcejac
("A Cœur Perdu")
(Editions Denoël)
Produced byJacques Bar
StarringDanielle Darrieux
Michel Auclair
CinematographyMarcel Weiss
Edited byMonique Isnardon
Robert Isnardon
Music byYves Claoué
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Cité Films
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 25 May 1960 (1960-05-25)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$250,000[1]
Box office$600,000[1]

Murder at 45 RPM (original French title: Meurtre en 45 tours) is a 1960 French psychological thriller film directed by Étienne Périer and starring Danielle Darrieux and Michel Auclair.

Plot

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The composer Maurice Faugères is unhealthily jealous of his wife, Ève, who is a singer, and her accompanist, Jean Le Prat. Both of them believe he is hunting them down and watching them. When Faugères dies in a car accident, Ève thinks Jean is a murderer – and vice versa.

Cast

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Reception

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According to MGM Records the film made a profit of $9,000.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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