''La Menace'' is a 1977

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film directed by Alain Corneau and starring

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, Carole Laure and Marie Dubois.

Plot

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Henri and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Henri and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.

Cast

- Henri Savin * Carole Laure - Julie Manet * Marie Dubois - Dominique Montlaur *

Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in France, French Film, cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Theater Filmography Cinema Televisio ...

- Waldeck * Marc Eyraud - Judge * Roger Muni - Bruno * Jacques Rispal - Paco * Michel Ruhl - Master Leverrier * Gabriel Gascon - Pannequin * Martin Trévières - Belloc

Film location

The last section of the movie was shot in the

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province of

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; in the

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region,

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and North Vancouver.

Budget

estimated 2,400,000 CAD

Awards

Marie Dubois won César for Best Supporting Actress in 1978.

References

External links

* 1970s Canadian films 1970s French films 1970s psychological thriller films 1977 films Canadian psychological thriller films Films about suicide Films directed by Alain Corneau Films scored by Gerry Mulligan Films shot in Vancouver French-language Canadian films French psychological thriller films Trucker films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress César Award–winning performance {{psychological-thriller-film-stub