The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Cast
Denis Podalydès 
Jean-Noël Brouté 
Sabine Azéma 
Pierre Arditi 
Claude Rich 
Olivier Gourmet
Credits
Written by: 
Bruno Podalydès
Plot
Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathilde Stangerson, who uses the yellow room of the title as her bedroom.
Sinekatalog’s take
A young reporter-detective investigates an impossible attack inside a locked room. The comic whodunit is playful, lightly absurd and in love with its classic puzzle. A fun treat for mystery fans who like locked-room tricks.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,988 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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