Bloody Murder (1974)
"...la main à couper" (original title)

Director:

Etienne Périer

Writers:

Dominique Fabre (screenplay), Etienne Périer,

Stars:

Lea Massari, Michel Bouquet, Bernard Blier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lea Massari	...	Hélène Noblet
Michel Bouquet	...	Georges Noblet
Bernard Blier	...	Moureu
Michel Serrault	...	Édouard Henricot
Michel Albertini	...	Daniel Noblet
Lise Danvers	...	Nadine Noblet (as Lise Danver)
Dora Doll	...	Pascale Effront
José Artur	...	L'antiquaire
Pierre Tabard	...	L'inspecteur Benoît
Jacques Cortal	...	Dutour
Lita Recio	...	La concierge
Raoul Curet	...	Le joaillier
Guy Minot	...	Le second policier
Rene Aranda
Pierre Orcel	...	Le jeune homme

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 March 1974 (France)

Also Known As:

Bloody Murder

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clodio Cinematografica, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld, Planfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Detective story in a posh milieu

Do not let Michel Bouquet's presence fool you.Yes, he was the prototype of the bourgeois Chabrolesque character at the turn of the decade, bourgeois people the director of "la femme infidèle" or "la rupture" despised.Chabrol's bite is terribly lacking here."La main à couper" is nothing more than a very trite detective story,including adultery,blackmail,murder...Hélène ,an antique dealer lives in a desirable property in the chic Neuilly with her husband and her two children.This respectable family will be involved in very dirty things ,but do not panic...Périer's film actually praises the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie.