La Peur (1936 film)

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La Peur, also known under the title Vertige d'un soir is a 1936 French film by Russian director Viktor Tourjansky. The film is based on Joseph Kessel's adaptation of the story Fear by Stefan Zweig. [1]

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References

  1. Alain Ferrari Le poing dans la vitre 2006