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La faille

  • 19751975
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
245
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La faille (1975)
Thriller
A quiet man in his forties is arrested for a minor reason and sent to prison.A quiet man in his forties is arrested for a minor reason and sent to prison.A quiet man in his forties is arrested for a minor reason and sent to prison.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
245
YOUR RATING
    • Peter Fleischmann
  • Writers
    • Antonis Samarakis(novel)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
    • Martin Walser(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Ugo Tognazzi
    • Mario Adorf
    • Peter Fleischmann
  • Writers
    • Antonis Samarakis(novel)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
    • Martin Walser(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Ugo Tognazzi
    • Mario Adorf
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Investigator
    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Georgis
    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • Manager
    Adriana Asti
    Adriana Asti
    • Girlfriend
    Dimos Starenios
    Dimos Starenios
    • Police superintendent
    Thymios Karakatsanis
    Thymios Karakatsanis
    • Hairdresser
    Kostas Sfikas
    Kostas Sfikas
    • Man in grey
    • (as Kostas Skifas)
    Nina Andoulinaki
    • Girl at the beach
    Eva Krini
    • Girl at the beach
    Kostas Baladimas
    Kostas Baladimas
    • Museum curator
    Vangelis Kazan
    Vangelis Kazan
    • Man with newspaper
    Panayotis Fyrios
    • Museum old guardian
    Katerina Helmy
    Katerina Helmy
    • Police secretary
    Giorgos Tzifos
    Giorgos Tzifos
    • Police agent
    Alekos Boubis
    • Police agent
    • (as Alecos Boubis)
    Hristos Zorbas
    Hristos Zorbas
    • Police agent
    Antonis Samarakis
    • Arrestee at police station
    • (uncredited)
      • Peter Fleischmann
    • Writers
      • Antonis Samarakis(novel)
      • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
      • Martin Walser(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      Antonis Samarakis: The author of the book this film is based on can be seen briefly at the police station being dragged by two officers.

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    6/10
    Orwellian I guess
    Here's a weird one: In a dystopian Greece, a travel agent witnesses a man avoid secret police by jumping to his death. The next day while sitting in a café, someone steps on the travel agent's foot and the next thing you know he's being arrested for reason's unknown...

    The travel agent, Georgis, is grilled by the 'director' about why he was in the café and the man he was meeting, and is sent cross country with two agents, the 'investigator', and the 'manager' (Mario Adorf). These three head on out for a road trip, with Georgis protesting his innocence, and the agents trying to cover up the fact that the guy who stood on his toe has been killed by accident and cannot prove his innocence.

    Although it just kind of takes place in seventies Europe, the air of distrust and paranoia amongst everyone is conveyed pretty well, and nothing is quite as it seems. The agent's car breaks down, Adorf has to go off on business. It seems that every opportunity to escape is presented to Georgis on purpose, but why? Just when you think you've got it figured out, the film takes another twist in a different direction.

    It's almost a three character-play, with Adorf being the rough but loyal agent, and the investigator possibly being full of doubts (he's the guy who basically let the guy jump to his death at the start of the film). It's not exactly action packed, but does pick up as the film continues, and it's worth watching to the end. I thought so anyway.
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      • June 18, 1975 (France)
      • France
      • Italy
      • West Germany
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Nafplion, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Belstar Productions
      • De Bruggen
      • Explorer Film '58
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Mono

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