He can sense your despair...
Émile targets women he believes are too depressed to go on living. As multiple victims fall to his suffocating white scarf, an inspector resorts to unorthodox methods to get him with the assistance of a potential victim.
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Jacques Perrin
Émile
Julien Guiomar
Inspector Simon Dangret
Eva Simonet
Anna Carré
Paul Barge
Le Chacal
Jacqueline Danno
Monique
Katia Cavaignac
Florence
Jean-Pierre Miquel
The chief commissioner
Hélène Surgère
Helen, lonely actress
Sonia Saviange
The woman in silk
Nicole Courcel
Claire, the prostitute
Paule Annen
Ms. Elizabeth
Andrée Tainsy
Jeanne, the owner of the bar restaurant
Jean-Claude Guiguet
Le passant offusqué
Sandra Julien
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- Release Date 09/24/1971
- Language French
- Director Paul Vecchiali
- Writer Paul Vecchiali
- Editor Françoise Merville
- Cinematographer Georges Strouvé
- Producer Jacques Perrin
- Companies Marianne Productions, Reggane Films, Unité Trois
- Homepage www.alteredinnocence.net
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 11, 1970 | Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) | — |
| PT | Sep 24, 1971 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Sep 13, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| France | Feb 11, 2015 | Theatrical (re-release) | — |
| United States | Sep 24, 2023 | Premiere (Fantastic Fest (restoration)) | — |
| United States | Sep 30, 2023 | Premiere (New York Film Festival (restoration)) | — |
| United States | Nov 15, 2023 | Theatrical (Limited) | NR |
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