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La menace

La menace

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 57m
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
6.6
IMDB Rating
989 votes

The main character is unhappily married and has an affair. When his wife finds out, she lures his girlfriend to a cliff and throws herself of it, making the girlfriend look as her killer. The main character then tries to draw susp...

Director
Alain Corneau
Writers
Daniel Boulanger, Alain Corneau, Claude Hopkins
Stars
Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois
Release Date
September 21, 1977
Language
French
Country
France, Canada
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Yves Montand
Yves Montand
as Henri Savin
Carole Laure
Carole Laure
as Julie Manet, a Canadian Girl
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois
as Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company Manager
Jean-François Balmer
Jean-François Balmer
as Inspector Waldeck
Marc Eyraud
Marc Eyraud
as Examining Magistrate Baron
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Roger Muni
as Bruno, Waldeck's Deputy
Jacques Rispal
Jacques Rispal
as Paco, Trucks Dispatcher
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Michel Ruhl
as Leverrier, Lawyer
Gabriel Gascon
Gabriel Gascon
as Pannequin
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Martin Trévières
as Belloc, Montlaur's Competitor

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Production
Les Productions du Daunou, Viaduc Productions, Canafox Films

🏷️ Keywords

francescissorsbritish columbia canada1970sbordeaux france

🎯 Categories

FrenchActionCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

corpses
by Kirpianuscus2023-08-20

"A truck driver in balance between two women, the death of one of tem after the confrontation against the other, the risks to be accused by murder and his solution reminding a sort of version of Count of Monte Cristo. After a chain of cues for save his girfriend, when a seems easy to have the best soution, a terrible confusion and a revenge not very different by one from the first part of fim. Beautiful job of Carole Laure and Yves Montand, impressive performance of Marie Dubois. Tension and large embroidery of clues and pure American end. Impressive, maybe more for action scenes than for th..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last third of the movie, with Yves Montand driving the trucks on dangerous mountain roads, can easily been seen as a tribute to The Wages of Fear (1953), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and also played by Yves Montand.

📖 Synopsis

The main character is unhappily married and has an affair. When his wife finds out, she lures his girlfriend to a cliff and throws herself of it, making the girlfriend look as her killer. The main character then tries to draw susp...