Crack in the Mirror
movie
Released May 19, 1960
Overview
Three stars appear in two separate but intertwined stories of romantic triangles gone wrong in this ambitious drama. In the first segment, Hagolin is a loutish construction worker with an unhappy wife, Eponine. The wife becomes involved with a swarthy working man, Larnier, and their passion knows no boundaries of caution or safety. Eventually, Eponine's and Larnier's lust drives them to madness, and they murder Hagolin. The second tale concerns an up-and-coming young lawyer, Claude, whose mentor is a highly successful veteran attorney, Lamerciere, with a beautiful young wife named Florence. Claude finds himself defending Larnier and Eponine, while Lamerciere dies of a heart attack after he discovers that Florence has been unfaithful to him with Claude.
Cast
Orson Welles
as
Hagolin / Lamerciere
Juliette Gréco
as
Eponine / Florence
Bradford Dillman
as
Larnier / Claude
Alexander Knox
as
President
Catherine Lacey
as
Mother Superior
Yves Brainville
as
Prosecutor
William Lucas
as
Kerstner
Maurice Teynac
as
Doctor
Austin Willis
as
Hurtelaut
Cec Linder
as
Murzeau
Eugene Deckers
as
Magre
Vivian Matalon
as
Young man at Buvette
Crew
Richard Fleischer
as
Director
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Darryl F. Zanuck
as
Writer
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Darryl F. Zanuck
as
Producer
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Roger Dwyre
as
Editor
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Jean d'Eaubonne
as
Art Direction
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Hubert de Givenchy
as
Costume Design
William C. Mellor
as
Director of Photography
Maurice Jarre
as
Original Music Composer
Jules Dassin
as
Writer
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Marcel Haedrich
as
Novel