The Wages of Sin (1956)

Name: The Wages of Sin
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-04-20

1h 50m

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April 20, 1956
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Plot.

Bourgeois melodrama about the family of a wealthy businessman in La Rochelle, who dismisses the marriage of his only daughter with a journalist.

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Release Date
April 20, 1956

Original Name
Le Salaire du Péché

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 50m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-17

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The Wages of Sin (French: Le salaire du péché) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal and Jeanne Moreau. A film noir, it was adapted from the 1949 novel Emily Will Know by the American crime writer Nancy Rutledge It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.