Dirty Hands (1975)
"Les innocents aux mains sales" (original title)

Saint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the assassination of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. She hits him, and leaves... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Richard Neely (novel), Claude Chabrol (adaptation)

Stars:

Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, François Maistre

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Romy Schneider	...	Julie Wormser
Rod Steiger	...	Louis Wormser
François Maistre	...	Commissaire Lamy
Paolo Giusti	...	Jeff Marle
François Perrot	...	Georges Thorent
Hans Christian Blech	...	Le juge / Judge (as Hans-Christian Blech)
Pierre Santini	...	Commissaire Villon
Jean Rochefort	...	Maître Albert Légal
Henri Attal	...	Police Officer
Serge Bento	...	Directeur de Banque
Jean Cherlian	...	Le policier du bateau
Jurgens Doeres	...	(as Jurgen Doeres)
Gilbert Servien
Dominique Zardi	...	Police officer

Storyline

Saint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the assassination of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. She hits him, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. Julie finds herself alone the following day, and becomes therefore prime suspect. Where is Louis' body? Where is Jeff? Is there any secret beyond a door?

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Plot Keywords:

saint tropez | writer | murder plot | murder | impotence | 

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Taglines:

How Romy Schneider Solved Rod Steiger's Sexual Problem. Permanently.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 March 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

Dirty Hands

Filming Locations:

Saint-Tropez, Var, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jupiter Generale Cinematografica, Les Films de la Boétie, Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Romy Schneider' dubbed herself in the final English language version (besides filming the scenes with Rod Steiger in English).

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Connections

Referenced in Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre (1974)

User Reviews

some voices dubbed, some not

Well done thriller - I won't add to the other comments save this -- just so you know -- Rod Steiger and Romy Schneider were filmed speaking in English while all other characters were filmed speaking in French: So, you have two choices (assuming you're either English or French speaking - and not Spanish): Watch the film in French (with or without English subtitles) - but keep in mind Rod Stieger and Romy Schinedier's voices will be DUBBED into French. It is definitely not Steiger speaking French (although I think Romy speaks both languages) Watch it in English - and the voices of the all other (French) actors (except Steiger and Schneider) will be DUBBED into English.

Didn't bother me tooo much...but I'm a Steiger fan - so I needed to hear him speak in his native tongue.