Weak Spot (1975)
"La faille" (original title)

Director:

Peter Fleischmann

Writers:

Antonis Samarakis (novel), Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario),

Stars:

Michel Piccoli, Ugo Tognazzi, Mario Adorf

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Piccoli	...	Investigator
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Georgis
Mario Adorf	...	Manager
Adriana Asti	...	Girlfriend
Dimos Starenios	...	Police superintendent
Thymios Karakatsanis	...	Hairdresser
Costas Skifas	...	Man in grey
Nina Andoulinaki	...	Girl at the beach
Eva Krini	...	Girl at the beach
Kostas Baladimas	...	Museum curator
Vangelis Kazan	...	Man with newspaper
Panayotis Fyrios	...	Museum old guardian
Katerina Helmy	...	Police secretary
Giorgos Tzifos	...	Police agent
Alekos Boubis	...	Police agent

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prison | based on novel

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 June 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

A harmadik sorozat

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belstar Productions, De Bruggen, Explorer Film '58

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Good seventies political thriller

Greece 1974 - during the brutal era of the military government, and innocent tourist manager (Ugo Tognazzi) is accused of being a member of the illegal resistance movement. Two secret agents (Michel Piccoli and Mario Adorf) are bringing the innocent victim to Athens. During their trip, their car breaks down, and they're stopping in a small village. From now on, everybody is fighting against each other, and a psychological cat-and mouse-play is starting...

Filmed shorty after the end of the military terror regime in Greece, "Der dritte Grad" is less a political thriller in the wake of Watergate and Co. but rather a well-done psycho thriller about terror, angst, obedience, torture and sheer naked aggression. The plot focuses on the three men, all brilliantly played by the Italian-German cast of Ugnazzi, Piccoli and Adorf, and the fast-pacing action of the second half of this movie and the surprising end makes this movie an outstanding European "Politthriller", directed by German Peter Fleischmann. If you've got the rare occasion to watch this film, do it!