Dirty Hands

Overview

A young intellectual, Hugo, joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his principles manipulated by party leaders. He is given the assignment of killing Professor Hoederer, a party deviationist. However, he grows to admire the man and begins to have doubts about morals and revolutionary politics. But jealousy - Hugo thinks Hoederer has made love to his wife, Jessica - takes matters out of the political realm.

Directed by Fernand Rivers

Top cast

Pierre Brasseur

Hoederer

Daniel Gélin

Hugo

Claude Nollier

Olga

Jacques Castelot

le prince

Georges Chamarat

Banine

M

Monique Arthur

Jessica Barine

Marcel André

Karski

Roland Bailly

Slick

Eddy Rasimi

Georges

Robert Le Béal

Louis

H

Henri San Juan

Léon

A

Alfred Argus

Guillaume

G

Gérard Buhr

Presder

Christian Marquand

Dimitri

A

Alfred Goulin

Laurent

Gregori Chmara

(uncredited)

E

Emile Seylis

Le greffier (uncredited)

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