The Wounded Man

May 25, 1983

1h 50m

★ 5.8

Out of the Shadows.

Overview

A fleeting encounter in a train station draws a withdrawn young man into a shadowy world of desire and danger. As obsession deepens, innocence destroyed, and an irreversible transformation begins.

Genres

Romance

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma

Oliane Productions

Partner's Productions

Gaumont

AJO Distribution

Renn Productions

Azor Films

The Wounded Man Trailers

Cast

Henri

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean Lerman

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Bosmans

Roland Bertin

Elisabeth

Lisa Kreuzer

Client

Claude Berri

Young Man at the Train Station

Hammou Graïa

Crying Man

Gérard Desarthe

Henri's Father

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Henri's Mother

Annick Alane

Henri's Sister

Sophie Edmond

Marie Verdi

Suzanne Chavance

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0.0

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6.6

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5.2

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0.0

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