A superior noirish thriller which gets right under the skin of the seedy world it inhabits.
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04/27/09
Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:30
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: Henri-Georges Clouzot's engrossing noir explores the troubles of post-war France and the line dividing social struggle and criminality.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
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Reviews for Quai des Orfèvres
Top CriticJouvet's Maigret-esque cop gets all the best lines, and gives the film its human, tragic focus.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe ignoble suspicions of Le Corbeau still churn under the razzmatazz surface
09/25/09
Clouzot is able to reveal a complex and interactive working-class world in which cops and criminals are sometimes difficult to tell apart.
04/20/09
Direction by Henri-Georges Clouzot takes full advantage of every possible opportunity to bring out character and manages to keep the tempo at a fast clip all the time.
03/26/09
Top CriticA beautifully-made and beautifully-written film about people stuck in a place that won't let them lead anything but a crummy, second-rate life. Classical French cinema at its very best.
10/12/08
While the story is thin, Clouzot uses his immense skills to raise the picture above the standard for the genre.
08/29/06
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03/25/06
Top CriticNo review available.
07/03/05
A riveting noir-ish mystery that is unforgettable in just about every way.
02/14/04
One of the great film noirs. It reaches the heart.
08/25/03
one of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s greatest films, an influential thriller that is also a great character study.
07/27/03
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07/02/03
Top CriticThis is a film well worth reviving, admiring and applauding.
05/29/03
Quai Des Orfèvres is distinguished (although a patent genre film), and my recommendation is inhibited only by knowledge of Clouzot’s later efforts.
05/27/03
One of the most satisfying French crime films of its era.
05/09/03
Terrifically entertaining.
04/18/03
An elegant show-biz noir that weaves an intricate web of deception and intrigue.
04/17/03
For those with a taste for classic movies, it's like finding a buried treasure.
02/28/03
It captures the underbelly of post-World War II Paris in the most glorious black and white you've ever seen.
02/27/03
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