The False Step
1965•1h 20m•5.7•Released
Thriller
During a walk along the cliffs not far from Marseille, Elisa Langerot sees her husband slip and fall to his death. Inexplicably, Elisa flees the scene of the accident, stops a passing driver and tells him a made-up story about a stolen car, concealing her husband's death. Feeling sorry for the girl, the driver, Philippe Morçot, gives her a lift and later lets her stay at his house. The good deed, however, doesn't go unpunished, and soon Philippe is drawn into Elisa's twilight world of fantasies, lies and paranoia.
Director
Antoine d'Ormesson
Writer
Bernard Thomas, Antoine d'Ormesson
Languages
French
Studio
Sumer Films
Cast
Dominique Paturel
Philippe Morçot
Yori Bertin
Elisa Langerot
Jean-Claude Pascal
Robert Langerot
Florence Vainer
La fiancée de Philippe
Martial Rèbe
Le domestique
Pierre Marty
Laurence Thielen
Production
Company
Sumer Films
Producer
Bernard D'Harcourt
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