The Beast Must Die

Que la bęte meure, feature film, 1969

DIRECTED BY: Claude Chabrol

The Beast Must Die

CAST:
Michel Duchaussoy (Charles Thenier),
Caroline Cellier (Helene Lanson),
Jean Yanne (Paul Decourt),
Anouk Ferjac (Jeanne Decourt),
Marc Di Napoli (Phillippe Decourt)

SCRIPT:
Claude Chabrol,
Paul Gégauff (prema romanu Nicholasa Blakea)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jean Rabier

Synopsis:
Charles Thenier’s son died in a traffic accident and the culprit ran away. Charles is determined to find the unknown culprit and arrives to Paris. There he meets the actress Helene who witnessed the accident. The two of them have an affair, and soon it turns out that she is the sister in law of the culprit, Paul Decourt. Charles becomes friends with Paul’s son Phillippe...

color, 110 min