Dirty Hands (1951)

A young intellectual, Hugo, joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his principles manipulated by party leaders. He is given the assignment of killing Professor Hoederer, a party deviationist. However, he grows to admire the man and begins to have doubts about morals and revolutionary politics. But jealousy - Hugo thinks Hoederer has made love to his wife, Jessica - takes matters out of the political realm.

Released

1951-08-09

Genres

Drama

Runtime

103 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Fernand Rivers

TMDB rating

4.9/10 from 9 votes