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La cité de la peur

La cité de la peur

1994Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
ComedyHorror
7.5
IMDB Rating
11,374 votes

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

Director
Alain Berbérian
Writers
Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Chantal Lauby
Stars
Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia
Release Date
March 9, 1994
Language
French, English, Swedish
Country
France
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Chantal Lauby
as Odile Deray
Alain Chabat
Alain Chabat
as Serge Karamazov
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Dominique Farrugia
as Simon Jérémi
Gérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon
as Commissaire Patrick Bialès
Sam Karmann
Sam Karmann
as L'homme inquiétant
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Patrick Lizana
as Grimaldi
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Jean-Paul Martoni, le député du R.E.P.N.
Eric Prat
Eric Prat
as Garcia
👤
Marc de Jonge
as Le patron de Karamazov
Valérie Lemercier
Valérie Lemercier
as La veuve de M. Jacques

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby SR
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cinéma Beaumont-Palace, Beaumont-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France
Production
Téléma, Le Studio Canal+, France 3 Cinéma

🏷️ Keywords

cannes film festivalcrude humorpolice inspectorchaseserial killer

🎯 Categories

FrenchDark ComedyParodyComedyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

the city of laugh: a successful comedy
by dbdumonteil2002-08-28

"This is "Les Nuls"'s first movie and if it isn't a masterpiece, it's an enjoyable comedy. Odile Deray is the press attaché for the film "Red Is Dead" but the film is so dumb that reporters don't want to promote it. However, the projectionist is killed and due to this it creates a great publicity around the movie and meanwhile murders go on. Then Deray is asking a cop (Serge Karamasov) to protect not only the projectionists but also the main star of the film: Simon Jérémi.... Alain Berbérian and "Les Nuls" have made a funny film which is full of..."

📖 Synopsis

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.