Le Saint mène la danse (1960)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Jacques Nahum

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (story)
Albert Simonin (writer) ...

Release Date:

19 May 1961 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Murder | Detective | Dead Dog | The Saint

Cast

Félix Marten	...	Simon Templar
Michèle Mercier	...	Dany
Jean Desailly	...	Fred Pellmann
Françoise Brion	...	Norma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Roger Caussimon	...	Le maître d'hôtel
Pascal Fardoulis
Clément Harari	...	Archie
Nicole Mirel	...	Gina
Henri Nassiet	...	Louis, le chauffeur
Jean-Pierre Rambal
Jean-Marie Rivière	...	Un voyou
André Valmy	...	Le policier
Jean-Pierre Zola

Also Known As:

The Dance of Death (USA)

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Company:

Les Films du Cyclope

From when it was known as "The Dance of Death"...

"This overlooked gem is a combo horror film and crime film, filled with atmospheric scenes in and around an eerie country mansion and a spooky, overgrown cemetery. Unknown killers threaten a playboy millionaire with death. A posh detective comes to his lonely country estate to protect him. Within the mansion's walls are many suspicious characters, including three vampish bomb-shells (one resembles Barbara Steele), along with two odd servants: one tall, dark and gruesome, the other a small Peter Lorre-type. Terrifying things soon happen. The sinister shadow of an unknown killer is seen prowling the grounds in the black of the night. A guard dog is found dead - poisoned. The chauffeur is found, his head jammed into the blades of a car's cooling fan-the motor still running! Things finally end up in a local graveyard where our hero is sealed up in a tomb! A neat, twist ending finishes off this fine, obscure Euro-thriller. Fairly similar to a 1960s Edgar Wallace chiller"