Le Dossier Chelsea Street

1962 1h 8m FR

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A French telefilm broadcast on 30th September 1962, this is a detective fiction, set in London, 1927. The plot is set in a single space... a police interrogation room for suspects. It has only three characters; the suspect, who is an architect, and an idealist influenced by radical ideas. The other two characters are policemen, who try to coax from him the motive behind the death (murder?) of his three year old child. Even in a remastered DVD, the beta production values of a television production will be evident. But at barely a few minutes over an hour, it packs a brisk, at times rushed, but an interesting narrative. Makes one wonder, what other gems must the TV vaults in France (and UK, and Germany, and Italy) conceal?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Vaneck
George Steward
Georges Géret
The inspector
Guy Tréjan
The chief inspector

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcel Bluwal
Writers: Walter Weideli
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pierre Vaneck and Georges Géret and Guy Tréjan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0356551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcel Bluwal directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Pierre Vaneck and Georges Géret and Guy Tréjan carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0356551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.