A man walks into a movie theater in Paris and starts watching a film—the same one we're watching, consisting of four stories of best criminal intentions gone awry from the Middle Ages to the present day.
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Annie Girardot
Gabrielle Fenayrou
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Gérard Oury Director · Paul Gordeaux Author Christian Matras Cinematographer
United States release October 16, 1962 · Produced in Italy, France · Original title Le crime ne paie pas
Production
Italy · France
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Languages
Original title
Le crime ne paie pas
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 6, 1962
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 1962
Theatrical
Germany
July 19, 1962 · Theatrical
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