Murder at 45 RPM (French: Meurtre en 45 tours) is a 1960 French psychological thriller film directed by Étienne Périer and starring Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair and Jean Servais. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Mandaroux. It is an adaptation of the 1959 novel A coeur perdu by Pierre Boiteau and Boileau-Narcejac.
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Synopsis
The composer Maurice Faugères is dangerously jealous of his wife, Ève, who is a singer, and her accompanist, Jean Le Prat. Both of them believe he is hunting them down and watching them. When Faugères dies in a car accident, Ève thinks Jean is a murderer – and vice versa.
Cast
Danielle Darrieux as Ève Faugères
Michel Auclair as Jean Le Prat
Jean Servais as Maurice Faugères
Henri Guisol as Georges Meliot
Raymond Gérôme as le commissaire
Mathilde Casadesus as Elsa
Jacqueline Danno as Florence
Julien Verdier as l'aveugle
Bernard Musson as Jérôme, le valet
Madeleine Barbulée as la secrétaire
Ada Lonati as la bonne
Bernard Lajarrige as Moureu
Paul Mercey as le vendeur d'autos
Reception
According to MGM Records the film made a profit of $9,000.