Without Apparent Motive
6.3
“One of them is the next victim. One is the killer. We challenge you to guess who.”
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
Stéphane Carella
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Philippe Labro Director · Vincenzo Labella Screenplay Jacques Lanzmann Screenplay
United States release February 19, 1972 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Euro International Films, 20th Century Fox
Production
Cinétel
Production
Euro International Films
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Cinetel
Production
Euro International Film (EIA)
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Sans mobile apparent
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 15, 1971
Theatrical
United States · February 19, 1972
Theatrical
France
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