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Cast
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| Michel Blanc | ... | Monsieur Hire | |
| Sandrine Bonnaire | ... | Alice | |
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Luc Thuillier | ... | Emile |
| André Wilms | ... | L'inspecteur de police | |
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Eric Bérenger | ... | Le gérant du bowling |
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Marielle Berthon | ... | Pierrette Bourgeois |
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Philippe Dormoy | ... | François |
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Marie Gaydu | ... | La jeune fille du massage |
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Michel Morano | ... | Le chauffeur de taxi |
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Nora Noël | ... | La gardienne |
| Cristiana Réali | ... | L'adolescente au bowling (as Christina Reali) | |
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Bernard Soufflet | ... | Le tatoueur |
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André Bauduin | ... | Le consommateur de crèpes |
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Rozeen Landrevie | ... | La petite fille au bouquet |
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Francis Baudet | ... | Le locataire sur le palier |
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Monsieur Hire is a maladjusted, balding, middle-aged man living in France. He doesn't like to talk to people. A young woman is murdered and a police detective suspects M. Hire, just because his neighbors think he is strange. Written by Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
June 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Monsieur Hire See more »Filming Locations:
Studios 91 Arpajon, Saint-Germain-les-Arpajon, Essonne, FranceEdit
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Music by Johannes Brahms (as Brahms)
Performed by Alexander Balanescu, Kate Musker, Tony Hinnigan, Michael Nyman
Edtions Musicales HACHETTE PREMIERE ET COMPAGNIE - KELLY MUSIC
Copyright © 1989
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In the opening shot of the film, you can plainly see the stomach of the 'corpse' moving up and down. See more »Soundtracks
Quatuor en Sol Mineur Op. 25 de BrahmsMusic by Johannes Brahms (as Brahms)
Performed by Alexander Balanescu, Kate Musker, Tony Hinnigan, Michael Nyman
Edtions Musicales HACHETTE PREMIERE ET COMPAGNIE - KELLY MUSIC
Copyright © 1989
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One of my all time favourite French films. It glows with provocations and peril. It rides the slim line between voyeurism and beauty and just manages to entice the viewer into the world of a lonely man. Do not listen to me, go and watch it.