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The Young Woman of Scuderi

The Young Woman of Scuderi (1955)

1h 39m | PG-13

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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...

Director: Eugen York

Studio: DEFA

Genre: Drama, Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Henny Porten

Henny Porten

as Fräulein von Scuderi

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

as Cardillac

Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

as Madelon

Angelika Hauff

Angelika Hauff

as St. Croix

Richard Häussler

Richard Häussler

as Miossens

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

as Louis XIV