L'Imprécateur (1977) Directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
Comedy / Drama
aka: The Accuser
Film Synopsis
No one could have foreseen the sudden collapse of the multinational
company Rosserys and Mitchell - or could they? Perhaps the
writing was on the wall the day that Arangrude was killed in a supposed
car accident. On that day, the director of human relations found
a piece of paper signed The Imprecator on her desk, along with every
other employee in the company. The notes seemed pretty innocuous
at the time, just a caustic commentary on the firm's business
methods. But this is how foundations begin to fracture and
edifices tumble. Just who is The Imprecator and what is his
motive...?
Script: Stephen Becker,
Jean-Louis Bertuccelli,
René-Victor Pilhes (novel)
Cinematographer: Andréas Winding
Music: Richard Rodney Bennett
Cast:Jean Yanne (Directeur des relations humaines),
Michel Piccoli (Saint-Ramé),
Jean-Pierre Marielle (Roustev),
Marlène Jobert (Madame Arangrude),
Jean-Claude Brialy (Le Rantec),
Michael Lonsdale (Abéraud),
Robert Webber (Le cadre américain),
Charles Cioffi (Mac Ganter),
Noëlle Adam (Madame Saint-Ramé),
Christine Pascal (Betty Saint-Ramé),
Anton Diffring (Ronson),
Virginie Billetdoux (Simone, la secrétaire),
Philippe Brigaud (Selis),
Gérard Caillaud (Chavegnac),
Pierre Haudebourg (Samueru),
Gérard Hérold (Térenne),
Jean-Claude Montalban (Yritieri),
Jean-Paul Muel (Fournier),
Philippe Rouleau (Vasson),
Daniel Sarky (Portal)
Country: France / Switzerland
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 102 min
Aka:The Accuser
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