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Les liens de sang

  • 19781978
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  • 1h 40m
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6.2/10
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Les liens de sang (1978)
CrimeDramaMystery
Homicide detective Steve Carella is trying to solve the brutal murder of 17-year-old Muriel Stark. Her younger cousin Patricia, who saw the killer and barely escaped with her life, helps him... Read allHomicide detective Steve Carella is trying to solve the brutal murder of 17-year-old Muriel Stark. Her younger cousin Patricia, who saw the killer and barely escaped with her life, helps him. However, the case soon takes a bizarre turn.Homicide detective Steve Carella is trying to solve the brutal murder of 17-year-old Muriel Stark. Her younger cousin Patricia, who saw the killer and barely escaped with her life, helps him. However, the case soon takes a bizarre turn.
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    • Claude Chabrol
    • Sydney Banks(screenplay)
    • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
    • Evan Hunter(novel)
  • Stars
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Aude Landry
    • Lisa Langlois
    • Claude Chabrol
    • Sydney Banks(screenplay)
    • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
    • Evan Hunter(novel)
  • Stars
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Aude Landry
    • Lisa Langlois
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    • 20User reviews
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    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Steve Carella
    Aude Landry
    Aude Landry
    • Patricia Lowery
    Lisa Langlois
    Lisa Langlois
    • Muriel Stark
    Laurent Malet
    Laurent Malet
    • Andrew Lowery
    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Mrs. Lowery
    Walter Massey
    Walter Massey
    • Mr. Lowery
    Micheline Lanctôt
    Micheline Lanctôt
    • Mrs. Carella
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • James Doniac
    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Armstrong
    Kenny Ireland
    Kenny Ireland
    • Bert Klinger
    • (as Ian Ireland)
    Guy Hoffmann
    Guy Hoffmann
    • Priest
    Marguerite Lemir
    • Helene Beck
    Gregory Giannis
    • Sully
    Jan Chamberlain
    • Grandmother
    Tim Henry
    Tim Henry
    • Captain Marriott
    Victor Knight
    • Medical Examiner
    Jérôme Tiberghien
    • Moran
    Kevin Fenlon
    • Smoker
      • Claude Chabrol
      • Sydney Banks(screenplay)
      • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
      • Evan Hunter(novel)
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      First English language film of French director Claude Chabrol. Though filmed in Canada which hosts both French and English as native languages, French director Claude Chabrol chose to shoot the film in English rather than French as he felt the story would work better on film in the native language of its novel.
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      Featured in Les rendez-vous du dimanche: Episode dated 29 January 1978 (1978)

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    8/10
    regarded by many cult film fans to be one of the very best McBain adaptations!
    This oppressively creepy, sinisterly slashing, bone-fizzingly grim, Canadian-set murder mystery remains a darkly fascinating delight, so be sure to check it out if you dare to descend deep into the diabolically degenerated mind of one especially deviant killer!!! And nae bad it is too! (Personally, I'm rarely bored by murder maestro Claude!) Alongside the uber-talented character actor Donald Sutherland it also stars terror icon Donald Pleasence, sublimely gifted Gallic dream Stéphane Audran, and Deep Red's stilleto cool David Hemmings! Based on a popular crime novel by Ed McBain, Claude Chabrol's finely wrought, consistently engaging, impressively acted thriller is regarded by many cult film fans to be one of the very best McBain adaptations!
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      • October 1981 (United States)
      • Canada
      • France
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Classic Film Industries
      • Cinévidéo
      • Filmel
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Mono

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