Some comments have stated that the diesel launch featured in this film is the director's steam yacht used in his film Ghost boat. It is not. However, his steam yacht does appear a couple of times. In some cabin scenes there is a wall mounted picture outline of a steam yacht. That is his steam yacht used in Ghost Ship.
Back to the film; a man murders his wife in an interesting way and concocts an inventive, if slightly risky and far-fetched, alibi. The initial scene with his mistress more than adequately revealed why murder was necessary, at least to this viewer.
The affable, rotund, pipe-smoking, investigating inspector, is determined to break the husband's alibi, and like a terrier with a bone, never lets up in his investigations. He will get his man! I feel he and his soon-to-be-married sergeant (1st date Double Indemnity) would have made an excellent TV detective series, not unlike Morse and Lewis.
I thought in an inventive tale, that holds the attention, with good supporting characters (particularly the French ones), and some nice locations thrown in. All it was missing was a shower scene. Recommended.
Back to the film; a man murders his wife in an interesting way and concocts an inventive, if slightly risky and far-fetched, alibi. The initial scene with his mistress more than adequately revealed why murder was necessary, at least to this viewer.
The affable, rotund, pipe-smoking, investigating inspector, is determined to break the husband's alibi, and like a terrier with a bone, never lets up in his investigations. He will get his man! I feel he and his soon-to-be-married sergeant (1st date Double Indemnity) would have made an excellent TV detective series, not unlike Morse and Lewis.
I thought in an inventive tale, that holds the attention, with good supporting characters (particularly the French ones), and some nice locations thrown in. All it was missing was a shower scene. Recommended.