A Fashionable Facade – The Ultimate Test of Loyalty
As Europe plunges into chaos, a spirited fashion designer finds her carefree life colliding with the high-stakes world of political resistance. Torn between a passionate rebel leader and a powerful foreign officer, she must navigate a dangerous web of espionage where every choice carries a devastating price.
Original Title: The Blood of Others (1984)
Historical Drama • Romantic Thriller • War Epic • Espionage • French Cinema • Cult Classic
⭐️ CASTLIST
Jodie Foster – Hélène Bertrand
Michael Ontkean – Jean Blomart
Sam Neill – Dieter Bergman
Lambert Wilson – Paul Perrier
Stéphane Audran – Gigi Grandjouan
Jean-Pierre Aumont – Henri Blomart
Micheline Presle – Mme Monge
🎬 CREW
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Written by Brian Moore
Based on the novel by Simone de Beauvoir
Musical Score by François Valéry
Cinematography by Richard Andry
Release date: May 1984
Budget: Independent
Filming location: Paris, France
🎯 WHY WATCH?
🎭 Sweeping Historical Drama – 🕵️ High-Stakes Espionage – 💔 Tragic Romance
Master of suspense Claude Chabrol trades his usual psychological thrillers for a sweeping epic set against the intense backdrop of a changing Paris. Starring a captivating Jodie Foster and a fiercely intense Sam Neill, this cinematic gem weaves high fashion, undeniable passion, and perilous undercover operations into an unforgettable emotional tapestry. Expect deeply tangled love triangles, lavish period details, and a gripping reminder that true courage never goes out of style.
Discover how this film is titled in different countries and languages around the world:
• 🇦🇷 Argentina / 🇨🇴 Colombia / 🇲🇽 Mexico / 🇵🇪 Peru / 🇻🇪 Venezuela: La sangre de los otros
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: A Vida do Próximo / Domínio Cruel
• 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia: Krev těch druhých
• 🇫🇮 Finland: Petturin suudelma / Judaskyssen
• 🇩🇪 Germany: Das Blut der Anderen
• 🇬🇷 Greece: To aima ton allon (The Blood of Others)
• 🇮🇹 Italy: Il sangue degli altri
• 🇯🇵 Japan: 他人の血 (The Blood of Others)
• 🇳🇴 Norway: Det siste offer
• 🇵🇱 Poland: Cudza krew
• 🇵🇹 Portugal: O Sangue dos Outros
• 🇷🇺 Russia: Чужой кровью (Someone Else’s Blood)
• 🇷🇸 Serbia: Tuđa krv
• 🇷🇺 Soviet Union: Это было в Париже (It Happened in Paris)
• 🇪🇸 Spain: La sang dels altres
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: Blod och skam
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Чужа кров (Someone Else’s Blood)
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – FULL MOVIE
00:08:31 – Helene orchestrates a daring bicycle heist to capture the attention of a charismatic political activist.
00:50:52 – Jean discovers his partner’s secret intervention and departs to face the encroaching conflict head-on.
01:28:55 – Resistance operatives recruit the fashionable socialite to sneak vital hardware past strict hotel security.
01:54:16 – Dieter confronts his captive crush with a desperate ultimatum to abandon her treacherous allies.
02:05:01 – An intense ambulance extraction spirals out of control as the courageous heroine makes a tragic sacrifice.
A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days.
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: George Callahan, Earl Derr Biggers
🎬 CAST
Sidney Toler — Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland — Birmingham Brown
Ben Carter — Benjamin Brown
Benson Fong — Tommy Chan
Teala Loring — June Harley
George Holmes — Hugh Kenzie
Joyce Compton — Emily Evans
John Eldredge — Anthony R. Morgan
Russell Hicks — Warden Cameron
Tim Ryan — Foggy
Janet Shaw — Miss Petrie
Edward Earle — Thomas Harley
Ray Walker — Danvers
Milton Parsons — Johnson
Edna Holland — Mrs. Foss
Anthony Warde — Jimmy Slade
George Eldredge — Brand
Meyer Grace — Punchy
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Also Known As (AKA) Titles — Dark Alibi
🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Dark Alibi
Other International Titles
🇧🇪 Duister alibi (Dark Alibi) [Flemish Title]
🇧🇪 🇫🇷 Alibi suspect (Suspicious Alibi)
🇧🇷 As Luvas Justiceiras (The Avenging Gloves) [Alternative Spelling]
🇮🇹 Charlie Chan e l’alibi oscuro (Charlie Chan and the Dark Alibi)
🇲🇽 Huellas siniestras (Sinister Footprints)
🇷🇴 Alibi întunecat (Dark Alibi)
🇷🇺 Тёмное алиби (Dark Alibi)
🇪🇸 Charlie Chan en Alcatraz (Charlie Chan in Alcatraz)
🇺🇸 Charlie Chan in Alcatraz [Working Title]
🇺🇸 Charlie Chan in Dark Alibi [Informal Title]
🇺🇸 Fatal Fingertips [Working Title]
🇩🇪 Charlie Chan: Ein fast perfektes Alibi (Charlie Chan: An Almost Perfect Alibi) [TV Title]
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