The Beast Must Die
Que la bęte meure, feature film, 1969
DIRECTED BY: Claude Chabrol
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