Want to Stay Alive

Feb 24, 1990

1h 22m

★ 7.5

Overview

Four murders in forty-eight hours happen in Nice. The murderer calls himself "The Exterminator" and the police are unable to catch him. Tom Lepski is an insurance detective and he get involved in the investigation when Liza Mendoza, a famous violinist and a friend, is killed just a few minutes before Tom visit her. After another rich woman killing, Tom finds out that all the victims were members of the exclusive Fifty Club. All of them but Lisa.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Candice Productions

CNC

Want to Stay Alive Trailers

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Cast

Tom Lepski

Michael Brandon

Ottavioni

Guy Marchand

Perrier

Jacques Toja

Clementine

Micky Sébastian

Liza Mendoza

Katherine Erhardy

Mandy

Olivia Brunaux

Binh

Daniel Ubaud

Walbeck

Jean-Paul Muel

Prefect

Bernard Ristroph

Jacobi

Stéphane Bonnet

Hampton

Gabriele Tinti

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