Tonight on TV: Just months before the brilliant Rear Window, the duo of Alfred Hitchcock and Grace Kelly delivered this thriller masterpiece

Tony Wendy, a former tennis star, married Margot because of her wealth. But recently he cheated on her with Mark Halliday, a young author of detective novels. Fearing that his wife will leave him and leave him penniless, Tony calls Captain Lesgate and orders him to kill Margo for a large sum of money.

This is the film “The crime was almost perfect”, a true masterpiece of a thriller, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and led by Grace Kelly, a duo that will soon reform in Rear Window, and then “Hand in the Collar”. A real necessity Thriller (whose poster reveals the conclusion!), this timeless piece that hit theaters in 1955 hasn’t aged a bit, and good news: you have the chance to (re)discover it this Sunday night at Arte!

The Crime was almost perfect, this is Alfred Hitchcock at the top of his game. Adapted from the behind-closed-doors play, this captivating, smash-hit Broadway production of Frederic Knott, master of suspense and virtuoso, takes the audience completely by surprise.

Amazingly effective, The Crime Was Almost Perfect is high-level detective entertainment with ambiguous characters. It’s claustrophobic, tense, breathtaking, superbly directed and acted, rich in perfect script and sessions, obviously mastered to perfection… In short, a totally thrilling film whose scissor scene you’ll never forget!

More than 2.3 million viewers attended this great “Hitchcock” thriller

The Crime Was Almost Perfect, in which Hitchcock, like almost all of his films, makes a small appearance, delighted the public on its French release, with more than 2.3 million viewers. Don’t miss the opportunity to (re)discover this classic, which, it should be noted, was the subject of a remake starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen that hit theaters in 1998.

Tonight on Arte at 21:05.

“The Crime Was Almost Perfect” Trailer: