Serie Noire

Apr 25, 1979

1h 51m

★ 7.4

Overview

In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Prospectacle

Gaumont

Serie Noire Trailers

Cast

Franck Poupart

Patrick Dewaere

Jeanne

Myriam Boyer

Mona

Marie Trintignant

Staplin

Bernard Blier

La tante

Jeanne Herviale

Andreas Tikides

Andreas Katsulas

Marcel, l'inspecteur

Charlie Farnel

Le boxeur

Samuel Mek

L'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan)

Jack Jourdain

Le Hell's Angel

Fernand Coquet

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