The Third Lover

May 2, 1962

1h 20m

★ 6.2

Three's a crowd...until she whispered..."three's allowed."

Overview

On a work assignment in Germany, failed journalist Albin crosses paths with Andreas, a successful writer, and his wife Hélène, who quickly becomes the apple of Albin’s eye. While Andreas is off on a business trip, Albin tries to seduce Hélèn and, eventually, take over Andreas’ life.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Rome-Paris Films

C. C. Champion

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

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Cast

Albin Mercier

Jacques Charrier

Andreas Hartmann

Walther Reyer

Hélène

Stéphane Audran

Un policier

Daniel Boulanger

Erika Tweer

Michaël Munzer

Claude Romet

Louis Le Pin

Un policier

André Badin

Jean Davis

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Claude Chabrol

La petite fille

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