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The Cry of the Owl

Play trailer Poster for The Cry of the Owl 1991,  1h 42m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 4 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A man (Jacques Penot) has revenge on his ex-fiancee (Mathilda May) and her married lover (Christophe Malavoy) by having an affair with the other's wife.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Nov 28, 2010
1/4
...a terrible, consistently unwatchable piece of work that's about as wrongheaded as they come... Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 27, 2010
B-
Executed in a detached languishing stylistic clinical way. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 22, 2005
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Christophe Malavoy

Robert

Mathilda May

Juliette

Jacques Penot

Patrick

Virginie Thévenet

Véronique

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Le commissaire

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The Cry of the Owl

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Jacques Penot) has revenge on his ex-fiancee (Mathilda May) and her married lover (Christophe Malavoy) by having an affair with the other's wife.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Producer
Antonio Passalia
Screenwriter
Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol
Distributor
R5/S8
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 16, 1991, Limited
Runtime
1h 42m
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