Overview
Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in boulevard Edgar-Quinet
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Claude Renoir
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Pascal JardinAuthor
- Denys de La PatellièreScreenplay
- Original title
- Le tueur
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 1, 1972
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Germany, Italy
Cast
Jean GabinCommissioner Le Guen
Fabio TestiGeorges Gasset
Uschi GlasGerda
Bernard BlierFrançois Tellier, director of the PJ
Ginette GarcinLulu
Félix MartenCampana
Gérard DepardieuFrédo Babasch, the sheep
Jean BarneyThe young inspector
Jacques DebaryThe Commissioner of Marseille
Sady RebbotLucien, from Grenoble
Ermanno CasanovaNurse
Jacques RichardFrançois Gassot
Philippe VallaurisInspector Guérin
Georges StaquetMr. Alphonse
Georges BlanessA pied noir
Robert LombardInnkeeper- Monica SiwersThe beautiful Marseillaise
Philippe MarchPsychiatrist (uncredited)
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