''Hécate'' is a 1982 French-Swiss

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Daniel Schmid Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Biography In 1982, his film ''Hécate'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His film ''Beresina, or the Last Days of Swi ...

. It is based on the 1954 novel '' Hecate and Her Dogs'' by

Paul Morand Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was mu ...

. It was entered into the

33rd Berlin International Film Festival The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, '' Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...

Cast

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ...

as Julien Rochelle * Lauren Hutton as Clothilde de Watteville *

Jean Bouise Jean Bouise (3 June 1929 – 6 July 1989) was a French actor. He was born in Le Havre. In the 1950s he helped to found Théâtre de la Cité, and was a player in the company. He entered films in the 1960s, and played a supporting roles in ...

as Vaudable, consul de France *

Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon (born 30 October 1938) is a French actor and singer. Selected filmography External links * 1938 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French male stage a ...

as Massard * Gérard Desarthe as Le colonel de Watteville * Juliette Brac as Miss Henry * Patrick Thursfield as L'Anglais * Suzanne Thau as La tenancière du bordel * Raja Reinking as La fille du bar * Mustapha Tsouli as Ibrahim *

Teco Celio TECO or Teco may refer to: Organisations * Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, a Taiwan representative office alternative to an embassy * TECO Maritime, an international producer and supplier of cleaning systems for ships * TECO El ...

as Le capitaine Berta * René Marc as Le ministre * Ernst Stiefel as Le capitaine russe

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* 1982 films Swiss drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films 1982 drama films Films based on works by Paul Morand Films directed by Daniel Schmid French-language Swiss films 1980s French films {{Switzerland-film-stub