Someone Behind the Door
Encyclopedia
Someone Behind the Door is French film directed by Nicolas Gessner
. The original French title was Quelqu'un derrière la porte. The film was shot on location in Folkestone
, England
.
hires an amnesia
c to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Nicolas Gessner
Nicolas Gessner is a Hungarian-born film maker who mostly worked in France.His movies are often characterized by strange, quirky atmospheres and unusual cast mixing French and international actors...
. The original French title was Quelqu'un derrière la porte. The film was shot on location in Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Plot
A neurosurgeonNeurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
hires an amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
c to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Charles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series... |
The Stranger |
| Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins was an American actor, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion and as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho , and its three sequels.-Early life:... |
Laurence Jeffries |
| Jill Ireland Jill Ireland Jill Dorothy Ireland was an English actress, best known for her many films with her second husband, Charles Bronson.-Life and career:Born in London, England, Ireland was the daughter of a wine importer... |
Frances Jeffries |
| Henri Garcin | Paul Damien |
| Adriano Magistretti | Andrew |
| Agathe Natanson | Lucy |