Butterfly on the Shoulder

May 3, 1978

1h 37m

★ 5.9

Overview

On a stopover in Barcelona, Fériaud Roland discovers a corpse in the hotel room next door. He wakes up in a strange clinic without remembering who brought him there. The doctor insists he hallucinated, but it's not long before he obtains evidence that it wasn't a dream.

Genres

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Gaumont

Action Films

Cité Films

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Cast

Roland Fériaud

Lino Ventura

La femme à l’imperméable

Claudine Auger

Raphaël

Paul Crauchet

Le docteur

Jean Bouise

Sonia

Nicole Garcia

Le haut fonctionnaire

Roland Bertin

Michel Carrabo

Xavier Depraz

La jeune femme

Dominique Lavanant

Le commissaire

José Lifante

Goma

Jacques Maury

Mme Carrabo

Laura Betti

Nurse

Jeannine Mestre

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