Das Fräulein von Scuderi
1955 · Movie · 99 min. · Sweden
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé...
Direction Eugen York
Cast Henny Porten · Willy A. Kleinau · Anne Vernon · Roland Alexandre · Angelika Hauff · Richard Häussler · Mathieu Ahlersmeyer · Alexander Engel · Hans-Peter Thielen · Johannes Arpe · Barbro Hiort af Ornäs · Pat Svenson · Ruth Arnim · Alf Östlund · Gerd Frickhoffer · Karl Block
Soundtrack Walter Siebel
Screenplay Joachim Barckhausen · Marieluise Steinhauer · Alexander Stenbock-Fermor · E.T.A. Hoffman
Cinematography Eugen Klagemann
Original title Das Fräulein von Scuderi
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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