Crime ·Horror ·Thriller · France · 1971 · 1h 36m

The Strangler

L'Étrangleur

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Director
Paul Vecchiali
Cast
Jacques Perrin as Émile Julien Guiomar as Inspector Simon Dangret Eva Simonet as Anna Carré Paul Barge as Le Chacal Jacqueline Danno as Monique Katia Cavaignac as Florence
Crew
Georges Strouvé — Director of Photography Françoise Merville — Editor Roland Vincent — Original Music Composer Paul Vecchiali — Writer Jacques Perrin — Producer
Tagline

He can sense your despair...

Synopsis

Émile targets women he believes are too depressed to go on living. As multiple victims fall to his suffocating white scarf, an inspector resorts to unorthodox methods to get him with the assistance of a potential victim.

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Mood & Themes
depressiondetectivesuffocationhysteriamurderlonelinessserial killerstrangulationfrench giallo
Key Collaborators
Paul Vecchiali Director Georges Strouvé Director of Photography Françoise Merville Editor Roland Vincent Original Music Composer Paul Vecchiali Writer Jacques Perrin Producer
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