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The Cry of the Owl (Original: Le cri du hibou) is a 1987 French-Italian thriller film, adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith. The film was directed by Claude Chabrol and stars Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May and Virginie Thévenet.
Divorced illustrator Robert spies on a young woman named Juliette who he envies for her seemingly happy life. When they finally meet and Juliette leaves her fiancé Patrick for Robert, the situation quickly escalates.
Original Release
10/28/1987
US Release
10/16/1991
Cast
Name | Character |
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Christophe Malavoy | Robert |
Mathilda May | Juliette |
Jacques Penot | Patrick |
Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Police commisionneer / Le commissaire |
Virginie Thévenet | Véronique |
Patrice Kerbrat | Marcello |
Jean-Claude Lecas | Jacques |
Agnès Denèfle | Suzie |
Victor Garrivier | Le médecin / The Doctor |
Jacques Brunet | Le père |
Directors
Writers
Claude Chabrol, Patricia Highsmith, Odile Barski
Cast
Name | Character |
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Christophe Malavoy | Robert |
Mathilda May | Juliette |
Jacques Penot | Patrick |
Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Police commisionneer / Le commissaire |
Virginie Thévenet | Véronique |
Patrice Kerbrat | Marcello |
Jean-Claude Lecas | Jacques |
Agnès Denèfle | Suzie |
Victor Garrivier | Le médecin / The Doctor |
Jacques Brunet | Le père |
Charles Millot | Le directeur |
Yvette Petit | La voisine |
Dominique Zardi | Le voisin / Le voisin de Robert |
Henri Attal | Un flic |
Albert Dray | Un flic |
Nadine Hoffmann | Josette |
Gérard Croce | Un flic |
Isabelle Charraix | Mme Tessier |
Laurent Picaudon | Un garçon |
Christian Bouvier | Le maître d'hôtel |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Antonio Passalia | Producer |