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The Champagne Murders (French: Le scandale) is a 1967 French suspense thriller mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Anthony Perkins. It was the first of two films that Chabrol made with Perkins, who is most famous for his role in Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock, whom Chabrol admires above all other directors.
For his role in the film, Maurice Ronet won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Original Release
03/31/1967
US Release
04/24/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Perkins | Christopher Belling |
| Maurice Ronet | Paul Wagner |
| Yvonne Furneaux | Christine Belling |
| Stephane Audran | Lydia / Jacqueline Belling / Jacqueline |
| Annie Vidal | Blonde |
| Henry Jones | Mr. Clarke / Mr. Clark |
| Catherine Sola | Denise |
| George Skaff | Mr. Pfeiffer / M. Loukhoum |
| Christa Lang | Paula |
| Marie-Ange Aniès | Michele / Michèle |
Directors
Writers
Claude Brulé, Derek Prouse, William Benjamin, Paul Gégauff
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anthony Perkins | Christopher Belling |
| Maurice Ronet | Paul Wagner |
| Yvonne Furneaux | Christine Belling |
| Stephane Audran | Lydia / Jacqueline Belling / Jacqueline |
| Annie Vidal | Blonde |
| Henry Jones | Mr. Clarke / Mr. Clark |
| Catherine Sola | Denise |
| George Skaff | Mr. Pfeiffer / M. Loukhoum |
| Christa Lang | Paula |
| Marie-Ange Aniès | Michele / Michèle |
| Suzanne Lloyd | Evelyn Wharton / Evelyne Whartom |
| Henri Attal | Attacker in Dark Coat / Attacker in Dark Coat (Uncredited) |
| Robert Burnier | General at Evelyn's Party / General at Evelyn's Party (Uncredited) |
| Colin Drake | Evelyn's Party Guest / Evelyn's Party Guest (Uncredited) |
| Pierre Gualdi | Bishop at Evelyn's Party / Bishop at Evelyn's Party (Uncredited) |
| Raoul Guylad | Customer at Denise's Shop / Customer at Denise's Shop (Uncredited) |
| Catherine Langeais | Evelyn's Party Guest |
| Denise Péronne | Party Guest Who Had Met Christopher / Party Guest Who Had Met Christopher (Uncredited) |
| Pierre Sabbagh | Self - TV Interviewer |
| Anthony Stuart | Evelyn's Party Guest / Evelyn's Party Guest (Uncredited) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raymond Eger | Producer |
| Jacques Natteau | Producer |
