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The Red Needle
The Red Needle
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The Red Needle

Original Title: L'aiguille rouge

1951
1h 25m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1951

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

A young woman, Maya, is treated in a mountain hotel, where her husband joins her every Saturday. She falls in love with an attractive lawyer, who has come to this hotel in Savoie to successfully climb the Aiguille Rouge. The lawyer rejects Maya at first, but ends up becoming her lover and promises to run away with her... once the Aiguille Rouge has been climbed. But a storm breaks out during the ascent, and the lawyer dies, struck down.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Jun 7, 1951
Languages
French
Director
Emil E. Reinert
Emil E. Reinert
Production
Alcina
Alcina
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Florian Faber

Michèle Philippe

Michèle Philippe

Maya Berger

Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat

Berger

Margo Lion

Margo Lion

Fanny

René Génin

René Génin

Henri

Colette Jacommet

Maya, child

Claude Maritz

Hans, guide

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

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