| The Night of Suspects | |
| Director: | Víctor Merenda |
| Producer: | Albert Caraco Marius Lesoeur |
| Starring: | Geneviève Kervine Christine Carère Elina Labourdette |
| Music: | Philippe-Gérard |
| Studio: | Gamma Film Sopadec |
| Distributor: | Sopadec |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Night of Suspects (French: La nuit des suspectes) is a 1960 French crime film directed by Víctor Merenda and starring Geneviève Kervine, Christine Carère and Elina Labourdette.[1] [2] Based on the play Huit femmes by Robert Thomas it was shot in 1957 but its release was delayed for several years. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It is also known by the alternative title Eight Women in Black (French: Huit femmes en noir).
An industrialist is shot dead at his home. He lived surrounded by eight women, his various relatives and servants, and the investigating police inspector has to work out which of the woman killed him.