By the Blood of Others (1974)
In a little French town everything goes on as usual and people seem friendly and good-natured, until the day two women arrive from Paris. A man gets off the same bus, and that very night he seizes the two women and asks for the most beautiful woman in town as their ransom. After the initial shock, the mayor, his brother, the prefect, the police, and the gendarmerie gather around the house where the two woman are imprisoned. It will be a test for everyone and each of them will show his/her real stuff: hypocrisy, meanness, or humanity concealed under their provincial respectability.
Director: Marc Simenon
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Yves Beneyton as Psychopath |
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Francis Blanche as Doctor |
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Bernard Blier as Mayor |
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Robert Castel as Paul |
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Mylène Demongeot as Prostitute |
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Monita Derrieux as Amélie |
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Denise Filiatrault as Geneviève Barthélemy |
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Jacques Godin as Francis |
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Nathalie Guérin as Caroline Barthélemy |
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Georges Géret as Inspector |
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Guylaine Leprion as |
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Mariangela Melato as Mayor's daughter |
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Claude Piéplu as Prefect |
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Jacques Rispal as Sniper |
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Jackie Bourdilleau as |
| Directing | Marc Simenon | Director |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Beineix | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jean-Max | Scenario Writer |
| Art | Jean André | Decorator |
| Sound | Francis Lai | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanne Vergne | Costume Design |
| Camera | René Verzier | Director of Photography |