Serie Noire (1979)
Overview
Franck Poupart is a slightly neurotic door-to-door salesman in a sinister part of Paris' suburbs. He meets Mona, a teenager, who's been made a prostitute by her own aunt. Franck would like to change his life and also save Mona from her aunt. Murder is the only solution.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 5.816 |
Directed By
Alain Corneau
Crew
Alain Corneau
Georges Perec
Maurice Bernart
Jim Thompson
Alain Corneau
Thierry Derocles
Pierre-William Glenn
Georges Perec
Denis Carquin
Catherine Lapoujade
Gérard Dacquay
Anne Baronnet
Yvon Crenn
Daniel Couteau
Claude Villand
Claude Albouze
Michel Desrois
TOP CAST
Patrick Dewaere
Franck Poupart
Myriam Boyer
Jeanne
Marie Trintignant
Mona
Bernard Blier
Staplin
Jeanne Herviale
La tante
Andreas Katsulas
Andreas Tikides
Charlie Farnel
Marcel, l'inspecteur
Samuel Mek
Le boxeur
Jack Jourdain
L'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan)
Fernand Coquet
Le Hell's Angel
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