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The Red Needle

19511h 25mEmil E. Reinert

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A young woman, Maya, is treated in a mountain hotel, where her husband joins her every Saturday. She falls in love with an attractive lawyer, who has come to this hotel in Savoie to successfully climb the Aiguille Rouge. The lawyer rejects Maya at first, but ends up becoming her lover and promises to run away with her... once the Aiguille Rouge has been climbed. But a storm breaks out during the ascent, and the lawyer dies, struck down.

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What is The Red Needle (1951) about?

A young woman, Maya, is treated in a mountain hotel, where her husband joins her every Saturday. She falls in love with an attractive lawyer, who has come to this hotel in Savoie to successfully climb the Aiguille Rouge. The lawyer rejects Maya at first, but ends up becoming her lover and promises to run away with her... once the Aiguille Rouge has been climbed. But a storm breaks out during the…

Who stars in The Red Needle?

The Red Needle stars Michel Auclair (Florian Faber), Michèle Philippe (Maya Berger), Jean Marchat (Berger), Margo Lion (Fanny), René Génin (Henri). The film was directed by Emil E. Reinert.

How long is The Red Needle?

The Red Needle has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1951.

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