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This Man Must Die

1969France, Italie112 min
The film

This Man Must Die (French: Que la bête meure), also titled Killer! in the UK, is a 1969 French–Italian psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1938 novel The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis, writing as Nicholas Blake. The story follows a widower who, obsessed with revenge after his only son is killed in a hit-and-run incident, tracks down the driver with the intent to kill him.

DirectorClaude Chabrol
Genresdrame
CountryFrance, Italie
Runtime112 min
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Record source: The Film world cinema index

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