The False Step

The False Step — Plot

During a walk along the cliffs not far from Marseille, Elisa Langerot sees her husband slip and fall to his death. Inexplicably, Elisa flees the scene of the accident, stops a passing driver and tells him a made-up story about a stolen car, concealing her husband's death. Feeling sorry for the girl, the driver, Philippe Morçot, gives her a lift and later lets her stay at his house. The good deed, however, doesn't go unpunished, and soon Philippe is drawn into Elisa's twilight world of fantasies, lies and paranoia.

• Release date
• January 20, 1965
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Genres
• Thriller
• Director
• Antoine d'Ormesson

The False Step — Cast

Dominique Paturel Philippe Morçot Yori Bertin Elisa Langerot Jean-Claude Pascal Robert Langerot

F

Florence Vainer La fiancée de Philippe

M

Martial Rèbe Le domestique

P

Pierre Marty

L

Laurence Thielen