Deadlier Than the Male (1956 film)
| Voici le temps des assassins | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Screenplay by | Julien Duvivier Charles Dorat Pierre-Aristide Bréal |
| Based on | a story by Julien Duvivier Charles Dorat Maurice Bessy |
| Produced by | René Bezard Raymond Borderie Pierre Cabaud |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Danièle Delorme |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Marthe Poncin |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Voici le temps des assassins (French for "This is the time for murderers") is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of Matinée d'ivresse - part of Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud. The film was released as Deadlier Than the Male in the United States and as Twelve Hours to Live in the UK. It is a dark tale of a young and pretty femme fatale who ruins the life of a man and kills his best friend.