Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror — Plot

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.

• Release date
• May 19, 1960
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Crime, Drama
• Director
• Richard Fleischer

Crack in the Mirror — Cast

Orson Welles Hagolin / Lamerciere Juliette Gréco Eponine / Florence Bradford Dillman Larnier / Claude Alexander Knox President Catherine Lacey Mother Superior Yves Brainville Prosecutor William Lucas Kerstner

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Maurice Teynac Doctor