Histoire d'un crime (1901)

Histoire d'un crime is a 1901 French silent film by Ferdinand Zecca, distributed by Pathé Frères. The film stars Jean Liézer as the murderer and was based on a contemporary tableau series titled "L'histoire d'un crime" at the Musée Grévin. It is considered the first French crime film and among the first to use seedy, realistic settings. Film historian Don Fairservice has notedHistoire d'un crime was "very influential."

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