| La Menace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alain Corneau |
| Written by | Alain Corneau Daniel Boulanger |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Martel Léo L. Fuchs Richard Hellman |
| Starring | Yves Montand Marie Dubois Carole Laure Jean-François Balmer |
| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Edited by | Henri Lanoë |
| Music by | Gerry Mulligan |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Countries | France Canada |
| Language | French |
La Menace is a 1977 French-Canadian film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Yves Montand, Carole Laure and Marie Dubois.
Plot
Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Henri and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Henri and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.
Cast
- Yves Montand - Henri Savin
- Carole Laure - Julie Manet
- Marie Dubois - Dominique Montlaur
- Jean-François Balmer - Waldeck
- Marc Eyraud - Judge
- Roger Muni - Bruno
- Jacques Rispal - Paco
- Michel Ruhl - Master Leverrier
- Gabriel Gascon - Pannequin
- Martin Trévières - Belloc
Film location
The last section of the movie was shot in the Canadian province of British Columbia; in the Cariboo region, Cypress Mountain and North Vancouver.
Budget
estimated 2,400,000 CAD
Awards
Marie Dubois won César for Best Supporting Actress in 1978.