Decent Spanish Noir was well directed by Julio Coll about a crime and subsequent investigation , being compellingly played by Carlos Estrada along with a great plethora of secondaries . Top-drawer acting all around , the ample plethora of actors give excellent interpretations . After standing at a theater , some friends get together talking about the perfect crime and how to commit it , they are the following ones : a wealthy playwright called Jean (Carlos Estrada) , Comisario Serge Dupont (Roberto Camardiel) , Dr. Víctor Lepetre (José Bódalo) and stage producer Henry (Ángel Picazo) . But a bit later on, Jean's wife (Susana Campos) is missing and allegedly murdered , as the premise is to guess who's the killer. There are various suspect people , the prime is her husband Jean , and the housemaid Franca (Irán Eory) who results to be Jean's lover (Carlos Estrada) , among others . The film follows the complex investigation at a night and day police service commanded by Inspector performed by Roberto Camardiel , and a subinspector acted by Carlos Ballesteros in a desolate Paris by interrogating suspicious people as well as witnesses here and there . While Jean , who at the same time is a prime suspect , attempts to go on his life along with his lover Franca.
As the main question is to discover the murderer , as this one results to be a whodunit with a lot of suspicious people , as the picture shows the hard mission carried out by two cops . Based on an intelligent and twisted screenplay and story by Pedro Maria Herrero ; being excessively illustrating and a lot of surprises , twists and turns . An acceptable picture about a crime and its subsequent investigation y analyzing the police procedure . This really staged film is well narrated , being entirely set at a house and a theater . Tension is slowly but surely built up , as the cops try to find out the destination of the missed wife and how the events happened until that day . Dealing with existence of a motley group of friends who while telling how to be a perfect murderer , a killing is happening , and giving a certain psychological detail studio of some peculiar characters . Magnificent acting all over the movie , the ample plethora of actors give excellent interpretations , such as : Roberto Camardiel , Ángel Picazo , José Bódalo , Carlos Ballesteros , Irán Eory , Carlos Ballesteros , and including brief appearances from María Luisa Ponte , José María Caffarel , Erasmo Pascual , María José Alfonso , Rufino Inglés ,Pepe Martín . In any case , it results to be one of the best Julio Coll films , and first he produces by his own company ; containing a peculiar dramatic structure , though extremely staged . Shot in a solitary Madrid , posing like Paris that only shows up Effiel Towe in background , and at a theatre where some players are performing a play . It packs an evocative and appropriate cinematography in black and white by José F. Aguayo. And atmospheric and intriguing musical score by José Solá.
The motion picture was well directed by Julio Coll , winning several prizes as it won : Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 1963 Winner CEC Award Best Actor : Roberto Camardiel , Best Director : Julio Coll , Best Screenplay : Pedro Mario Herrero ; National Syndicate of Spectacle, Spain 1962 Winner Prize of the National Syndicate of Spectacle Best Film , Eco Films (production company) Rank: 4th place , Best Supporting Actress : María Luisa Ponte . Filmmaker Julio Coll had a long career , being expert on ¨Noir film¨ , he started collaborating in more than 30 scripts , as the classic ¨Apartado De Correos 1001¨(50) by Julio Salvador . His best works were at the beginning his career as ¨Nunca Es Demasiado Tarde¨ , ¨Carcel De Cristal¨, ¨Un Vaso De Whisky¨ and ¨Los Cuervos¨ in which there is social drama , intriguing elements and solid dramatic narrative . In 1958 he created the production company ¨Juro Film¨ with whom he writes , produces and directs his films . As he shoots ¨La Cuarta Ventana¨ (61) , ¨Ensayo General De La Muerte¨ and ¨Los Muertos No Perdonan¨ (63) . Julio , subsequently , made international co-productions as ¨Fuego¨ with Barry Sullivan , ¨Comando De Asesinos¨ with Peter Van Eyck , ¨Persecución Hasta Valencia¨ with Tom Tryon and the historical ¨La Araucana¨ with Elsa Martinelli and based on Luis De Camoens book until his death at 73. Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average .
As the main question is to discover the murderer , as this one results to be a whodunit with a lot of suspicious people , as the picture shows the hard mission carried out by two cops . Based on an intelligent and twisted screenplay and story by Pedro Maria Herrero ; being excessively illustrating and a lot of surprises , twists and turns . An acceptable picture about a crime and its subsequent investigation y analyzing the police procedure . This really staged film is well narrated , being entirely set at a house and a theater . Tension is slowly but surely built up , as the cops try to find out the destination of the missed wife and how the events happened until that day . Dealing with existence of a motley group of friends who while telling how to be a perfect murderer , a killing is happening , and giving a certain psychological detail studio of some peculiar characters . Magnificent acting all over the movie , the ample plethora of actors give excellent interpretations , such as : Roberto Camardiel , Ángel Picazo , José Bódalo , Carlos Ballesteros , Irán Eory , Carlos Ballesteros , and including brief appearances from María Luisa Ponte , José María Caffarel , Erasmo Pascual , María José Alfonso , Rufino Inglés ,Pepe Martín . In any case , it results to be one of the best Julio Coll films , and first he produces by his own company ; containing a peculiar dramatic structure , though extremely staged . Shot in a solitary Madrid , posing like Paris that only shows up Effiel Towe in background , and at a theatre where some players are performing a play . It packs an evocative and appropriate cinematography in black and white by José F. Aguayo. And atmospheric and intriguing musical score by José Solá.
The motion picture was well directed by Julio Coll , winning several prizes as it won : Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 1963 Winner CEC Award Best Actor : Roberto Camardiel , Best Director : Julio Coll , Best Screenplay : Pedro Mario Herrero ; National Syndicate of Spectacle, Spain 1962 Winner Prize of the National Syndicate of Spectacle Best Film , Eco Films (production company) Rank: 4th place , Best Supporting Actress : María Luisa Ponte . Filmmaker Julio Coll had a long career , being expert on ¨Noir film¨ , he started collaborating in more than 30 scripts , as the classic ¨Apartado De Correos 1001¨(50) by Julio Salvador . His best works were at the beginning his career as ¨Nunca Es Demasiado Tarde¨ , ¨Carcel De Cristal¨, ¨Un Vaso De Whisky¨ and ¨Los Cuervos¨ in which there is social drama , intriguing elements and solid dramatic narrative . In 1958 he created the production company ¨Juro Film¨ with whom he writes , produces and directs his films . As he shoots ¨La Cuarta Ventana¨ (61) , ¨Ensayo General De La Muerte¨ and ¨Los Muertos No Perdonan¨ (63) . Julio , subsequently , made international co-productions as ¨Fuego¨ with Barry Sullivan , ¨Comando De Asesinos¨ with Peter Van Eyck , ¨Persecución Hasta Valencia¨ with Tom Tryon and the historical ¨La Araucana¨ with Elsa Martinelli and based on Luis De Camoens book until his death at 73. Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average .
