The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Movie film Q2313239
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Summary

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot[3]
  • Screenwriter: Henri-Georges Clouzot[4]
  • Composer: Maurice Yvain[5]
  • Genre: crime film[6], comedy thriller[7], drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Pierre Fresnay[9], Suzy Delair[10], Noël Roquevert[11], Pierre Larquey[12], Jean Tissier[13], Albert Malbert[14], André Gabriello[15], André Varennes[16], Antoine Balpêtré[17], Daniel Gélin[18], Géo Forster[19], Gustave Gallet[20], Guy Sloux[21], Henri Vilbert[22]
  • Producer: Alfred Greven[23]
  • Production company: Continental Films[24]
  • Director of photography: Armand Henri Julien Thirard[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[26]
  • Color: black-and-white[27]
  • Country of origin: France[28]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1942[29], July 8, 1942[30], August 7, 1942[31], August 16, 1947[32]
  • Narrative location: Paris[33]
  • Film editor: Christian Gaudin[34]
  • Title: L'assassin habite au 21[35]
  • Duration: 84[36]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[37]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[38]

Why It Matters

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 34478
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 34478, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18991
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 18991, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → lassassin-habite-au-21
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: lassassin-habite-au-21, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967714|L’ASSASSIN HABITE… AU 21 (#295967714)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 94289
    Producer → Alfred Greven
    Publication date → +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1942-07-08T00:00:00Z, +1942-08-07T00:00:00Z +1
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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