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La Menace

5.9 117 mins Action   Crime   Thriller   1977
Les Productions du Daunou   Viaduc Productions   Canafox Films   Citeca Productions   L.C.J. Editions & Productions  
Director(s): Alain Corneau

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Savin and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Savin and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.

Casts of La Menace

Yves Montand

as Henri Savin

Carole Laure

as Julie Manet

Marie Dubois

as Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company Manager

Jean-François Balmer

as Inspector Waldeck

Marc Eyraud

as Examining Magistrate Baron

Roger Muni

as Bruno, Waldeck's Deputy

Jacques Rispal

as Paco, Trucks Dispatcher

Michel Ruhl

as Leverrier, Lawyer

Gabriel Gascon

as Pannequin

Martin Trévières

as Belloc, Montlaur's Competitor

Albert Michel

as Grocery Owner

Pierre Frag

as Maurice

Marie Pillet

as Yvette, Savin's Assistant

Fabienne Arel

as Maria

Jacques Plée

as Cashier

Yveline Semeria

as Girl at the Hotel

André Chaumeau

as Fingerprints Expert

Laurence Ragon

as Travel Agency Attendant

Jack Lenoir

as Examining Magistrate

Claude Valmont

as Travel agency customer (uncredited)

Jacques Dichamp

as (uncredited)

Jean Dubourdieu

as (uncredited)

Jacques Wallet

as (uncredited)

Eugène Yvernès

as (uncredited)

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