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7.9/10   1,031 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Nicholas Blake (novel)
Claude Chabrol (dialogue)
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Release Date:
20 October 1970 (USA) more
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Plot:
Single father obsessed with murdering the hit&run driver who killed his only child, poses as a screenwriter... more | add synopsis
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the French bourgeoisie at their worst more (16 total)

Cast

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Michel Duchaussoy ... Charles Thenier
Caroline Cellier ... Helene Lanson
Jean Yanne ... Paul Decourt
Anouk Ferjac ... Jeanne Decourt
Marc Di Napoli ... Phillippe Decourt
Louise Chevalier ... Madame Levenes
Guy Marly ... Jacques Ferrand
Lorraine Rainer ... Anna Ferrand
Dominique Zardi ... Police inspector
Stéphane Di Napoli ... Michel Thenier
Raymone ... La mère de Paul
Michel Charrel ... Le casseur
France Girard
Bernard Papineau
Robert Rondo ... Le garagiste
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Killer!
The Beast Must Die
This Man Must Die
Ucciderò un uomo (Italy)
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | USA:GP | Argentina:13 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2005)
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Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Vier ernste Gesänge more

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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
the French bourgeoisie at their worst, 28 August 2006
8/10
Author: christopher-underwood from Greenwich - London

A particularly difficult film to comment upon without giving away vital plot elements but it has to be one of the director's finest. It has the suspense he can work so well, it has the the French bourgeoisie at their worst, it has gentle eroticism and sudden brutality.

We also have here superb story telling combined with high emotional content and a continuous switchback ride of twist and turns, even though we, seemingly,have the whole plot of the film placed openly before us within minutes of the opening credits.

Meticulously directed, there is not a superfluous scene, nor even a superfluous gesture. It is pure riveting cinema from start to finish

Great performances, great camera-work, great Chabrol.

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