''Weak Spot'' (french: La faille, it, La smagliatura, german: Der dritte Grad) is a 1975 French-Italian-German
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
Peter Fleischmann. It is based on a novel by Antonis Samarakis.
Cast
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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 ...
: Michel
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Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...
: Ugo
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Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...
: Manager
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Adriana Asti: Ugo's Girlfriend
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Dimos Starenios: Police superintendent
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Thymios Karakatsanis
Thymios Karakatsanis ( el, Θύμιος Καρακατσάνης; 8 December 1940 – 30 June 2012) was a Greek actor with a notable career in theatre. He was born in Piraeus on 8 December 1940. He studied at Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. His fir ...
: Hairdresser
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1970s political thriller films
Italian political thriller films
French political thriller films
German political thriller films
West German films
Films directed by Peter Fleischmann
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films based on Greek novels
1970s Italian films
1970s French films
1970s German films
Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière
Films with screenplays by Martin Walser
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