Only the Wind Knows the Answer

Nov 20, 1974

1h 47m

★ 5.0

Overview

The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paris-Cannes Productions

Roxy Film

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Cast

Robert Lucas

Maurice Ronet

Angela Delpierre

Marthe Keller

Nicole Monnier

Karin Dor

Commissaire Lacrosse

Raymond Pellegrin

Ribeyrolles

André Falcon

Commissaire Principal

Robert Dalban

Seeberg

Walter Kohut

Hilde Hellmann

Charlotte Kerr

Karin Lucas

Eva Pflug

Alain

Philippe Baronnet

Hellmann

Alf Marholm

Dr. Friese

Karl Walter Diess

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