Dirty Hands
6.4
A young intellectual, Hugo, joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his principles manipulated by party leaders. He is given the assignment of killing Professor Hoederer, a party deviationist. However, he grows to admire the man and begins to have doubts about morals and revolutionary politics. But jealousy - Hugo thinks Hoederer has made love to his wife, Jessica - takes matters out of the political realm.
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Cast
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Pierre Brasseur
Hoederer
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Daniel Gélin
Hugo
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Claude Nollier
Olga
Known for
Moulin Rouge
Jacques Castelot
le prince
Known for
Angelique
Children of Paradise
Georges Chamarat
Banine
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Diabolique
Monique Arthur
Jessica Barine
Also in
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Eternal Conflict
Marcel André
Karski
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Hôtel du Nord
Roland Bailly
Slick
Also in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Eddy Rasimi
Georges
Known for
Le Trou
Asterix and Cleopatra
Robert Le Béal
Louis
Known for
Fantomas Unleashed
Delusions of Grandeur
Henri San Juan
Léon
Also in
Head Against the Wall
Stain on the Snow
Alfred Argus
Guillaume
Also in
Le malade imaginaire
The Divine Voyage
Fernand Rivers Director · Jean-Paul Sartre Author
First release August 9, 1951 · Produced in France · Original title Les Mains sales
Production
Eden Productions Inc.
Production
France
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Original title
Les Mains sales
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 9, 1951
Theatrical · Source: IMDB
No release date listed for United States.
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