Rider on the Rain
6.6
“Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim ?”
Melancolie Mau is a lonely woman on the French seaside who falls victim to a horrific rape, but she manages to turn the tables and kill her attacker. She chooses not to tell anyone and dumps the body, but it comes back to haunt her when a U.S. colonel arrives, mysteriously armed with full knowledge about her ordeal. However, he seems to have his own agenda, and it may concern Melancolie's absent husband.
Cast
15 people
Charles Bronson
Col. Harry Dobbs
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Death Wish
Marlène Jobert
Mélancolie 'Mellie' Mau
Known for
Masculin Féminin
We Won't Grow Old Together
Gabriele Tinti
Tony Mau
Known for
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Jean Gaven
Inspector Toussaint
Known for
The Story of O
One Deadly Summer
Jean Piat
M. Armand
Known for
Kaena: The Prophecy
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure
Jill Ireland
Nicole
Known for
Death Wish II
The Mechanic
Corinne Marchand
Tania
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
Borsalino
Annie Cordy
Juliette
Known for
Les Souvenirs
Disco
Ellen Bahl
Madeleine Legauff
Known for
That Obscure Object of Desire
Farewell, Friend
Steve Eckardt
U.S. officer
Known for
The Swimming Pool
The Sicilian Clan
Marika Green
Hostess at Tania's
Known for
Pickpocket
Emmanuelle
Jean-Daniel Ehrmann
Known for
Don't Deliver Us from Evil
René Clément Director · Sébastien Japrisot Writer Francis Lai Composer
Worldwide gross $31M · United States release January 21, 1970 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$30,964,823
Production
Greenwich Film Production
Production
Medusa Produzione
Production
Taurus Film
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
Greenwich Film Productions
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Passager de la pluie
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Finland · January 21, 1970
Theatrical
France · January 21, 1970
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 1970
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
France
October 7, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 6, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 29, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
October 29, 1970 · Theatrical
Japan
April 18, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 27, 1970 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 21, 1970 · Theatrical
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