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The Road to Shame

The Road to Shame

Original Title: Des femmes disparaissent

19591h 25m
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1959

Runtime

1h 25m

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Storyline

Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows that his fiancée goes to a rendezvous, but she would not tell him more than just that. Worried, Pierre follows her but he is attacked and stolen his identity papers by two men, Tom and Nasol, on the payroll of Quaglio, one of the city's bosses. Later on, Quaglio kills Nasol and deposits the body in a garage, leaving Pierre's papers nearby. As for Pierre, he manages to follow Tom to a villa where several young women have been invited. Pierre, horrified, realizes that this place is the headquarters for the white slave trade. - Written by Guy Bellinger

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Apr 30, 1959
Languages
French
Director
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro
Production
La Société des Films Sirius
La Société des Films Sirius
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Production Countries
France

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