La route de Corinthe (1967)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Claude Rank (novel)
Claude Brulé (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

27 October 1967 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

When US radar installations in Greece are jammed and an undercover NATO security man is killed, suspicion falls on his widow...

Plot Keywords:

Radar | Beautiful Woman | Murder | Spy | Based On Novel

Cast

Jean Seberg	...	Shanny
Maurice Ronet	...	Dex
Christian Marquand	...	Robert Ford
Saro Urzì	...	Kalhides (as Saro Urzzi)
Antonio Passalia	...	The killer
Paolo Giusti	...	Josio
Max Roman
Artemis Matsas
Zannino
Steve Eckhardt		(as Stève Eckardt)
Vasilis Diamantopoulos		(as Vassili Diamantopoulos)
Michel Bouquet	...	Sharps

Also Known As:

Criminal Story (Italy)
O dromos tis Korinthou (Greece)
The Road to Corinth
Who's Got the Black Box

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Italy | France | Greece

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:M | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Greece

Company:

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica

Might not be the finest, but still….

This is not a typical Chabrol film. It's a dull spy-comedy filmed at Greece. So I am going to spare these lines commenting on the positive aspects of the film. Jean Seberg is sexy as hell. There are parts that are funny. There are two Greek actors who in Greece have special respects (Artemis Matsas, Vasilis Diamantopoulos). Finally, Chabrol seems to like the Greek landscapes and the Greek way of living, at least the one during the 70ies. He presents the most graphical side of Athens and of the Greek Country at its best. It's a 6/10 because of these few good additions, if you are not interested in them, don't even bother watching the movie.