The Cigarette

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Overview

A Parisian museum director believes his wife is cheating on him and so places a poisoned cigarette in the box on his desk, thus allowing chance to decide the moment of his death.

Cast: Andrée Brabant, Gabriel Signoret, Jules Raucourt, Genevieve Williams

Director: Germaine Dulac

Genres: Drama

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