Ten Days' Wonder (film)
| La Décade prodigieuse | |
|---|---|
 A poster with the film's English title: Ten Days' Wonder | |
| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Written by | Paul Gégauff Paul Gardner (writer) Ellery Queen (novel) |
| Produced by | André Génovès |
| Starring | Michel Piccoli Anthony Perkins Orson Welles |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Jacques Gaillard |
| Music by | Pierre Jansen |
| Distributed by | Parafrance Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,323,830[1] |
Ten Days' Wonder (French: La Décade prodigieuse) is a 1971 French murder-mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Michel Piccoli, Anthony Perkins, and Orson Welles. It is based on the novel Ten Days' Wonder by Ellery Queen.
It follows the same story of the novel with the exception of detective Ellery Queen being changed to Paul Regis (Michel Piccoli). It was the fourth film that Welles and Perkins appeared in together since The Trial in 1962.
Cast[]
- Anthony Perkins as Charles Van Horn
- Michel Piccoli as Paul Regis
- Marlène Jobert as Helene Van Horn
- Orson Welles as Theo Van Horn
- Tsilla Chelton as Theo's mother
- Guido Alberti as Ludovic
- as One-Eyed Old Man
- as Receptionist
References[]
- ^ "La Décade prodigieuse (1971) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1971 films
- English-language films
- 1971 crime drama films
- Films directed by Claude Chabrol
- French films
- French crime drama films
- Italian crime drama films
- Italian films
- 1970s mystery drama films
- Films with screenplays by Paul Gégauff
- Films based on American novels
- English-language French films
- English-language Italian films
- 1970s French film stubs
- Mystery film stubs