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Désiré Landru (2005) [N/A]

Featuring:
Patrick Timsit, Julie Delarme, Catherine Arditi

Written by:
Jérôme Beaujour
Emmanuel Carrère
Pierre Boutron

Directed by:
Pierre Boutron


Release Date:
September 19, 2005

Original Title:
Désiré Landru

Genres:
Crime | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Septembre Productions
TF1 Films Production

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 96

Overview from TheMovieDB

Désiré Landru - husband, lover - and murderer. Based on documented facts, this is the full story of one of the most ambiguous criminals and lovers of the 20th century, the first modern serial killer.

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Overview from Open Movies

"THE FRENCH BLUEBEARD" - The plot summary is a real story, so... Henri-Désiré Landru (1869-1922) was a French swindler and deserter who, during WWI, seduced more than 250 single women (250 women in his bed in only 4 years : Casanova and Don Juan are K.O. !), noting each of them in a little notebook... When he find women with some bank savings, he invited them in his country cottage. The ones who were invited were never seen anymore. Pretty smart and organized, he used many names and disguises, but one of his victim's sister recognized him in the street in 1919. Soon arrested, he was accused of 11 murders (ten lovers + the son of one of them). He strangled his preys, cut them into pieces and destroyed the body parts in his stove. His trial happened in Versailles in November, 1921, he was sentenced to death on November 30th, 1921. Landru was guillotined on the morning of February 25th, 1922, in front of the Versailles' prison. He is still one of the most famous serial killers.

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Rankings and Honors

Désiré Landru (2005) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Pierre Boutron

Director of Photography:
Guy Famechon

Editor:
Patrice Monnet

Executive Producer:
Olivier Dujols

Producer:
Jean Nainchrik

Writer:
Pierre Boutron
Emmanuel Carrère
Jérôme Beaujour

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