Que la bête meure

"The House of Hatred and Revenge"

Oct 20 1970 GP 1h 50m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.

Plot

Single father obsessed with murdering the hit&run driver who killed his only child, poses as a screenwriter to get close to an actress who was in the death car. He feels fully prepared to kill the pretty young woman if she was the driver, but as his knowledge of her family grows, so does his empathy for them.

Written by

Paul Gégauff, Claude Chabrol, Cecil Day-Lewis

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Italy

Production Companies

Les Films de la Boétie, Rizzoli Film

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win

Trailers
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