Ten Days' Wonder (film)
| La Décade prodigieuse | |
|---|---|
 A poster with the film's English title: Ten Days' Wonder | |
| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Written by |
Paul Gégauff Eugène Archer Paul Gardner Ellery Queen (novel) |
| Starring |
Michel Piccoli Anthony Perkins Orson Welles |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
Release dates | 1971 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,323,830[1] |
Ten Days' Wonder (French: La Décade prodigieuse) is a French murder-mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel Ten Days' Wonder by Ellery Queen.
It follows the same story of the novel with the exception of detective Ellery Queen being changed to Paul Regis (Michel Piccoli). It was the fourth film that Orson Welles and Anthony Perkins appeared in together since The Trial in 1962.
Cast
- Anthony Perkins as Charles Van Horn
- Michel Piccoli as Paul Regis
- Marlène Jobert as Helene Van Horn
- Orson Welles as Theo Van Horn
- Tsilla Chelton as Theo's mother
- Guido Alberti as Ludovic
- Ermanno Casanova as One-Eyed Old Man
- Mathilde Ceccarelli as Receptionist
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