The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Le Cri du hibou
Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...
- Date of release
- 1987-10-28
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
Casting
- Christophe Malavoy — Robert
- Mathilda May — Juliette
- Jacques Penot — Patrick
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon — Le commissaire / Police commisionneer
- Virginie Thévenet — Véronique
- Patrice Kerbrat — Marcello
- Victor Garrivier — The Doctor
- Charles Millot — Le directeur
- Dominique Zardi — Le voisin de Robert
- Albert Dray — Un flic
- Henri Attal — Un flic
- Gérard Croce — Un flic
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl is a 1987 French-Italian psychological thriller film, adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith. The film was directed by Claude Chabrol and stars Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May and Virginie Thévenet.
Production
The film was shot in the spa town of Vichy.
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