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6.6/10   324 votes
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Director:
Claude Chabrol
Writers:
Odile Barski (writer)
Claude Chabrol (writer)
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Release Date:
28 October 1987 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Plot:
After separation from his wife Robert moves to Vichy where he observes beautiful Juliette. Her fiance Patrick becomes jealous and attacks Robert. When Patrick disappears Robert is suspected to have killed him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
very interesting to watch but far from perfect more

Cast

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Christophe Malavoy ... Robert
Mathilda May ... Juliette
Jacques Penot ... Patrick
Jean-Pierre Kalfon ... Le commissaire / Police commisionneer
Virginie Thévenet ... Véronique
Patrice Kerbrat ... Marcello
Jean-Claude Lecas ... Jacques
Agnès Denèfle ... Suzie
Victor Garrivier ... Le médecin
Jacques Brunet ... Le père
Charles Millot ... Le directeur
Yvette Petit ... La voisine
Dominique Zardi ... Le voisin
Henri Attal ... Un flic
Albert Dray ... Un flic
Nadine Hoffmann ... Josette
Gérard Croce ... Un flic
Isabelle Charraix ... Mme Tessier
Laurent Picaudon ... Un garçon
Christian Bouvier ... Le maître d'hôtel
Gilles Dreu ... M. Tessier
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Directed by
Claude Chabrol 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Odile Barski  writer
Claude Chabrol  writer
Patricia Highsmith  novel

Produced by
Antonio Passalia .... producer (as Anthony Pass)
 
Original Music by
Matthieu Chabrol 
 
Cinematography by
Jean Rabier 
 
Film Editing by
Monique Fardoulis 
 
Production Design by
Jacques Leguillon 
 
Costume Design by
Magali Fustier-Dray 
Dominique Morlotti 
 
Music Department
Dominique Zardi .... composer: songs "Il faudra bien", "L'ami des chiens"
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il grido del gufo (Italy)
The Cry of the Owl
El grito de la lechuza (Argentina) (cable TV title) (Spain) [es]
A bagoly kiáltása (Hungary) [hu]
Der Schrei der Eule (West Germany) [de]
O Grito do Mocho (Portugal) [pt]
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Vichy, Allier, France

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Movie Connections:
Remade as Cry of the Owl (2009) more

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
very interesting to watch but far from perfect, 14 February 2006
7/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

In general, I liked this movie. In particular, I liked the first half of it. The story also had lots of twists and turns that made it very interesting until somewhere towards the end. By that point, I felt there were so many plot twists that I just wanted a final resolution. Plus, when the end came, it just didn't satisfy me all that much.

Instead, this is actually a film that might have been better had it stayed on target with the direction the plot ORIGINALLY headed. The idea of a stalker being discovered and then stalked by the victim is really interesting and the way this strange woman fell head over heels with the stalker was very interesting. BUT, then, inexplicably, she hates him and then kills herself. This is one too many plot twists--and, of course, there were more to follow.

In conclusion, there were MANY MANY wonderful elements in the movie and a lot to like BUT the movie desperately could have used an editing.

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