''Le Chat et la Souris'' (US title: ''Cat and Mouse'', also known as ''Seven Suspects for Murder'') is a

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

French mystery film directed and written by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

. The film stars

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest Fren ...

Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani (born Sergio Reggiani; 2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. After studying acting at the Conservato ...

and

Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French film and theatre actor. He was a matinée idol and a leading man during the 1930s, but his burgeoning career was interrupted by the Second ...

. It tells the story of a rich widow, whose philandering husband is killed, and an inspector tries to solve the murder mystery.

Cast

as Madame Richard *

as Lechat *

Philippe Léotard Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. Biography He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four girls, then three boys, of whi ...

as Pierre Chemin *

as Monsieur Richard *

Valérie Lagrange Valérie Lagrange (born 25 February 1942) is a French actress and singer. She starred in the 1960 adventure film '' Morgan, the Pirate''.Hughes p.39 Selected filmography * '' The Green Mare'' (1959) * '' Morgan, the Pirate'' (1960) * '' The Co ...

as Manuelle *Michel Peyrelon as Germain *Christine Laurent as Christine *

Philippe Labro Philippe Labro (27 August 1936 – 4 June 2025) was a French author, journalist, and film director. He worked for RTL, ''Paris Match'', TF1, and Antenne 2. He received the Prix Interallié for his autobiography ''L'Étudiant étranger'' in 198 ...

as Philippe Lacombe *

Jacques François Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (; 16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. Biography ...

as Le préfet de police *Arlette Emmery as Rose *Jean Mermet *Anne Libert as Anne *

Judith Magre Judith Magre (born 20 November 1926) is a French actress, born in Montier-en-Der, Haute-Marne. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magre, Judith 1926 births Living people French film actresses French television ...

as The lady with the dog *

Yves Afonso Yves Afonso (13 February 1944 – 21 January 2018) was a French actor of Portuguese descent. He was born in Saulieu in the Côte-d'Or ''département''. Since his uncredited debut in the movie '' Masculin, féminin'' in 1966, he had many roles, ...

as William Daube - le gauchiste

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s comedy mystery films French comedy mystery films 1970s French-language films Films set in Paris Films directed by Claude Lelouch 1975 comedy films 1970s French films French-language comedy mystery films {{mystery-film-stub