Innocents aux Mains Sales, Les (1975, FRA/ITA/GER) C-121m. *** D: Claude Chabrol. Starring Romy Schneider, Rod Steiger, Francois Maistre, Paolo Giusti, Francois Perrot, Hans-Christian Blech, Pierre Santini, Jean Rochefort, Henri Attal, Dominique Zardi. Deliberately paced but fascinating crime drama from one of the French masters, about beautiful Schneider, who takes a lover to help her get rid of her alcoholic husband Steiger. After the elderly man goes missing, the police are soon suspecting her, but who will get the last laugh on whom? Excellent acting, brilliant direction make up for overlength. Based on Richard Neely's novel The Damned Innocents. Fine photographed by Jean Rabier, score by Pierre Jansen. English titles: DIRTY HANDS, and INNOCENTS WITH DIRTY HANDS.