The False Step

Jan 20, 1965

1h 20m

★ 5.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Sumer Films

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Cast

Philippe Morçot

Dominique Paturel

Elisa Langerot

Yori Bertin

Robert Langerot

Jean-Claude Pascal

La fiancée de Philippe

Florence Vainer

Le domestique

Martial Rèbe

Pierre Marty

Laurence Thielen

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