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La Mort en sautoir is a french film of genre Drama with Danielle Darrieux
La Mort en sautoir (1979)
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Add to a movie listLa Mort en sautoir est un téléfilm français réalisé par Pierre Goutas, diffusé en 1980.
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Une comédie policière où l'héroïne est une femme du monde sophistiquée mais pleine de verve, de courage et de détermination pour sauver sa réputation et l'honneur de sa famille. Evangéline Saint-Léger mène une vie confortable entre un mari toujours absent et ses deux enfants, Philippe et Sophie. Un après-midi, elle se rend chez son amie Valérie pour lui emprunter un bijou de grande valeur, afin d'orner une robe qu'elle doit porter le soir même. Alors qu'elle se prépare pour le coktail auquel l'a conviée le couturier Nicolas de Rizzi, une jeune fille, Pascale, s'introduit chez elle et lui annonce qu'elle est enceinte de Philippe. Peu de temps avant qu'elle ne parte, Evangéline reçoit un coup de téléphone de la même jeune fille qui menace de se suicider. Affolée, elle passe à l'hôtel de Pascale et la trouve morte. En repartant, elle s'aperçoit qu'elle a perdu le bijou de Valérie. Il s'ensuit des aventures mouvementées pour récupérer le fameux bijou.Actors
Danielle Darrieux
(Evangeline Saint-Léger)
Louisa Colpeyn
(Valérie)
Frédérique Tirmont
(Sophie Saint-Léger)
Patrick Guillemin
(Philippe Saint-Léger)
Francine Bergé
(Mascha)
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