

Where the Truth Lies
1962-03-14 · 104 min · ★ 7.0
A young veterinarian falls in love with a strange woman, a former explorer who might be a Voodoo priestess, after he comes to help her ailing cheetah. She begs him to return to Africa with her, but he doesn’t want to leave his wife. Soon his wife finds herself plagued by a series of bizarre accidents.
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- Directors
- Henri Decoin
- Production companies
- Marianne Productions, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Juliette GrécoMyriam Heller
Jean-Marc BoryFrançois Rauchelle
Liselotte PulverCatherine Rauchelle
Jacques DacqmineVial
Georges ChamaratMalet
Jeanne PérezMother Capitaine
Marcel PérèsChauvin
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