Killer

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Denys de La Patellière
Writer Pascal Jardin (Dialogue), Denys de La Patellière (Adaptation), Pierre Delanoë (Lyricist)
Original Title Le tueur
Release Date March 1, 1972
Runtime 87 min (1h 27m)
Country France, Germany, Italy
Language FR
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Europa Films • C.O.F.C.I. • Gafer

Killer (1972)

Directed by Denys de La Patellière
• Written by Pascal Jardin , Denys de La Patellière , Pierre Delanoë
⭐ 2.5 / 5 (36 votes) ⏱️ 87 min 🎬 Thriller, Crime, Drama
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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

Live Multi-Source
– / 5
MATCHCUT Members
– / 10
IMDb Audience
– %
TOMATOMETER Critics
– / 100
METASCORE Top Critics
5.1 / 10
TMDB (36)

Ratings Breakdown:

36 TMDB votes
0.5 Stars 'Community distribution populates with member logs' 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière
Director
 Dialogue Pascal Jardin
Pascal Jardin
Dialogue
 Adaptation Denys de La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière
Adaptation
 Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Commissioner Le Guen
 Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi
Georges Gasset
 Uschi Glas
Uschi Glas
Gerda
 Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
François Tellier, director of the PJ
 Ginette Garcin
Ginette Garcin
Lulu
 Félix Marten
Félix Marten
Campana
 Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Frédo Babasch, the sheep
 Jean Barney
Jean Barney
The young inspector
 Jacques Debary
Jacques Debary
The Commissioner of Marseille
 Sady Rebbot
Sady Rebbot
Lucien, from Grenoble
 Ermanno Casanova
Ermanno Casanova
Nurse
 Jacques Richard
Jacques Richard
François Gassot

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