Peur sur la ville (1975)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Henri Verneuil

Writers:

Jean Laborde (dialogue)
Francis Veber (dialogue)

Release Date:

9 April 1975 (France)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Plot:

Jean Letellier and inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer, whose victims are womens.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Paris | Hospital | Bank Robbery | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Le commissaire Jean Letellier
Charles Denner	...	L'inspecteur Moissac
Adalberto Maria Merli	...	Pierre Valdeck / Minos
Rosy Varte	...	Germaine Doizon
Roland Dubillard	...	Le psychologue
Jean Martin	...	Le commissaire divisionnaire, Sabin
Catherine Morin	...	Hélène Grammont
Germana Carnacina	...	Pamela Sweet
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Marcucci
Henry Djanik	...	Un inspecteur de police
Louis Samier
Jacques Paoli	...	Lui-même
Jean-Louis Fortuit
Gilberte Géniat
Philippe Brigaud

Also Known As:

Fear Over the City (USA) (literal title)
Il poliziotto della brigata criminale (Italy)
The Night Caller (UK)

Runtime:

France:125 min | Germany:114 min | Spain:125 min | UK:90 min (cut) | USA:91 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:AA (1975) (cut) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Cerito Films

Trivia:

Jean-Paul Belmondo performs his own stunts. He was coached by Rémy Julienne.

Movie Connections:

References Bullitt (1968)

An "oldie" that is still worth a viewing

This movie looks old and is sometimes a bit zany, but even if it can't have the same impact than 30 yrs ago, it is still worthy of a viewing. It's fast-paced psychopathic killer movie of the kind that later became so popular till nowadays. The dialog co-signed by Francis veber (La chèvre, le dîner de cons, les fugitifs, etc ...) that is the actual record-man for the number of movie that have been remade by Hollywood, are great and funny. As for the music made by Ennio Morricone, it works great with the movie (for instance the sequence in which Minos (the killer) is tracked up to the Galeries Lafayette's attic by the Comissaire Letellier (J.P. Belmondo) is thrilling partly because of the music and the ambiance). Notice the bit of humor when we can hear as Belmondo chase the killer in the Galeries Lafayette, the woman's voice of the advertising that says in French "there is always something happening in the Galeries Lafayette". As I said, it is a fast-paced movie, it also has a lot of action and Belmondo uses it to show his athletic skills, not using a stuntman to do the job. Belmondo is great as the bad-ass cop with a cynical sense of humor.

I recommend you to check this movie out while keeping in mind that it looks old and there are some awkward moments due to its date of release (guns sounds like firecrackers).