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This Man Must Die

Play trailer Poster for This Man Must Die PG,  1970,  1h 55m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Charles Thenier's (Michel Duchaussoy) son is killed by a hit-and-run driver and, when the police investigation yields nothing, he does his own detective work. He meets the killer's sister-in-law, Helene (Caroline Cellier), and pretends to romance her. Soon he's invited to meet the family and learns that the killer, Paul (Jean Yanne), is a completely reprehensible person. Charles hesitates to kill him, however, because of what's become an increasingly sincere attraction to Helene.

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Stefan Kanfer TIME Magazine Feb 8, 2018
This Man Must Die is as full of intelligence as a seminar and as suspenseful as a series of passes at Monte Carlo. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
4/4
It is a macabre, bizarre study of the hazards of revenge, and it thrills us not with chases or cliff-hangers but with the relationship between good and evil people. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Jan 31, 2010
A dour thriller slowly becomes a showcase for Chabrol's perverse humanism Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
3/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat May 19, 2005
4/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 26, 2004
B
A great villain performance by Jean Yanne. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Michel Duchaussoy

Charles Thenier

Caroline Cellier

Helene Lanson

Jean Yanne

Paul Decourt

Anouk Ferjac

Jeanne

Claude Chabrol

Writer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Charles Thenier's (Michel Duchaussoy) son is killed by a hit-and-run driver and, when the police investigation yields nothing, he does his own detective work. He meets the killer's sister-in-law, Helene (Caroline Cellier), and pretends to romance her. Soon he's invited to meet the family and learns that the killer, Paul (Jean Yanne), is a completely reprehensible person. Charles hesitates to kill him, however, because of what's become an increasingly sincere attraction to Helene.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Producer
André Génovès
Screenwriter
Claude Chabrol, Nicholas Blake, Paul Gégauff
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 31, 2019
Runtime
1h 55m
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