Director Henri-Georges Clouzot's maiden feature-length effort was the intricate mystery thriller The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (L'Assassin habite au 21). Businesslike homicide detective Wens (Pierre Fresnay) goes on the prowl for a methodical mass murderer, who seemingly manages to be everywhere at once. Following a confusing trail of clues to a seedy boarding house, Wens disguises himself as a clergyman in order to gain the confidence of the boarders, hoping that one of them will make "that fatal slip." All of the boarders are eventually taken into custody, only to be released when the murders continue unabated. Wens cracks the case when he figures out that the seemingly contradictory clues are the by-product of a bizarre conspiracy. Filmed in 1942 under wartime conditions, The Murderer Lives at Number 21 was finally released in the U.S. five years later. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi 译文(2): 导演亨利-乔治 · 克劳佐的处女作是一部错综复杂的悬疑惊悚片《谋杀者住在21号》(《刺客居所》)。有商业头脑的凶杀案侦探温斯(皮埃尔 · 弗雷斯内饰)一直在寻找一个有条不紊的大规模杀人犯，他似乎能够同时在任何地方出现。沿着一条令人困惑的线索，温斯把自己伪装成一个牧师，以获得寄宿者的信任，希望他们中的一个人会犯下“致命的错误”所有的寄宿者最终都被拘留了，只有当谋杀案有增无减的时候才会被释放。当温斯发现这些看似矛盾的线索是一个诡异阴谋的副产品时，他破解了这个案子。1942年在战争条件下拍摄的《杀手住在21号》 ，五年后终于在美国上映。哈尔 · 埃里克森，罗维
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