''Themroc'' is a 1973 French satirical film by director

Claude Faraldo Claude Faraldo (March 23, 1936 – January 30, 2008) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born to Italian immigrants. He directed the French cult film classic ''Themroc ''Themroc'' is a 1973 French satirical film by directo ...

. It was produced by François de Lannurien and Helène Vager and its original music was composed by Harald Maury. Made on a low budget with no intelligible dialog, ''Themroc'' tells the story of a French

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worker who rebels against modern society, reverting into an urban

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. The film's scenes of

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and cannibalism earned it adults-only ratings. It was the first film to be shown in the UK's

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's red triangle series of controversial films in 1986. It has become a cult film.

Main cast

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

as Themroc *

Béatrice Romand Béatrice Romand (born 1952, Birkhadem, French Algeria) is a French actress. She is best known for her work with director Éric Rohmer in such films as '' Claire's Knee'', '' Love in the Afternoon'', ''A Good Marriage'', '' Le Rayon vert'' and '' ...

as Sister of Themroc *

Marilù Tolo Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985. Life and career Born in Rome, Tolo, at a very young age, worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the ...

as Superior shapely secretary *

Francesca Romana Coluzzi Francesca Romana Coluzzi (20 May 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an Italian actress. A respected dramatic actress on stage, she is probably best known for her roles in the commedia sexy all'italiana. Life and career Born in Tirana, Albania of Italia ...

as Female neighbor *

Jeanne Herviale Jeanne Herviale (24 December 1908 – 29 November 1989) was a French actress. She appeared in 85 films and television shows between 1946 and 1989. Partial filmography * '' Mr. Orchid'' (1946) - Marie * '' The Damned'' (1947) - La bonne du ...

as Mother *

Patrick Dewaere Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. Actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years, until his suicide in ...

as A police officer *

Coluche Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (, ; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (), was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted ''Coluche'' as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment ca ...

as Male neighbor *

Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...

as the young neighbor

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* * 1973 films 1970s French-language films 1973 comedy films French satirical films French political satire films French avant-garde and experimental films Films without speech Incest in film Films about cannibalism Films directed by Claude Faraldo 1970s avant-garde and experimental films Films about cavemen 1970s French films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub