The Great Alibi
A psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer is brutally shot while his wife is standing over him with a revolver in her hand. Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their…
The Great Alibi
A psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer is brutally shot while his wife is standing over him with a revolver in her hand. Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer, is brutally murdered. Claire, his wife, dazed and confused by his corpse, with a smoking gun still in her hand, seems to be the ideal culprit ... —Guy Bellinger Senator Henri Pages invites his family and friends to spend a weekend at his luxurious estate. But there is tension within the group, mainly because of Pierre, who is a psychiatrist by profession, and his affairs. Particularly delicate: his mistress Marthe and his wife Claire find themselves under the same roof. When the glamorous Italian actress Lea Mantovani, a former lover who is trying to win Pierre back, also shows up, the chaos is complete. Meanwhile, the senator proudly shows off his collection of firearms, and when Pierre is found shot dead the next day, it all looks like a crime of jealousy. Pierre's wife is suspected and interrogated. But soon the question arises: Was the crime really as simple as it seems at first glance, or was something deliberately staged here? The police investigate, and so does the motley crew with their complicated relationships and various possible motives. —Arte
The Great Alibi
Crime,Drama,Mystery
Film Details
A psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer is brutally shot while his wife is standing over him with a revolver in her hand. Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer, is brutally murdered.
Claire, his wife, dazed and confused by his corpse, with a smoking gun still in her hand, seems to be the ideal culprit ... —Guy Bellinger Senator Henri Pages invites his family and friends to spend a weekend at his luxurious estate. But there is tension within the group, mainly because of Pierre, who is a psychiatrist by profession, and his affairs.
Particularly delicate: his mistress Marthe and his wife Claire find themselves under the same roof. When the glamorous Italian actress Lea Mantovani, a former lover who is trying to win Pierre back, also shows up, the chaos is complete. Meanwhile, the senator proudly shows off his collection of firearms, and when Pierre is found shot dead the next day, it all looks like a crime of jealousy.
Pierre's wife is suspected and interrogated. But soon the question arises: Was the crime really as simple as it seems at first glance, or was something deliberately staged here? The police investigate, and so does the motley crew with their complicated relationships and various possible motives. —Arte.