thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Bertrand Blier
Bertrand Blier (; 14 March 1939 – 20 January 2025) was a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards.
Career
His 1996 film '' ...
, starring
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
Life and career
Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
His rotund featu ...
and
Bruno Cremer
Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005.
Origins
Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburb ...
. It tells the story of a medical doctor who gets into trouble when one of his patients turns out to be hunted by the mafia. Filming took place from 15 November to 18 December 1966. The film was released in France in August 1967.
Cast
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Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
Life and career
Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
His rotund featu ...
as Doctor Lefèvre
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Bruno Cremer
Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005.
Origins
Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburb ...
as Matras
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Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French people, French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film ''Tu ne tueras point, Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also re ...
as Geneviève Laurent
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Claude Piéplu
Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu (9 May 1923, Paris – 24 May 2006, Paris) was a French theatre, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice.Patricia Scott as Sylvie
* Pierre Le Rumeur as Kruger
* Francis Lax as Rodard
* Jacques Sempey as a man
*Jean-François Rémi as Jean-François Rémy