The Killer Strikes at Dawn
5.3
A young physician becomes lonely when his workaholic wife ignores him to concentrate on her professional career. He is befriended by an older female artist who is fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms. When his wife is late for their anniversary celebration, he drinks and takes mushrooms with the artist. He wakes up to find she has died and is fearful he may have accidentally killed her.
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Cast
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Mylène Demongeot
Anne Calder
Known for
Fantomas
Camping 3
Alida Valli
Linda Benson
Known for
The Third Man
Eyes Without a Face
Catherine Allégret
Jeannette
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
La Vie en Rose
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Éric Calder
Known for
The Snake
Philippe Monnet
Gaëtan Benson
Also in
The Black Arrow
The Avengers
Jean Claudio
Inspecteur Kogan
Known for
Boys' School
Triple Cross
Georges Géret
Kurt
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Cop or Hood
Guy Grosso
Acteur dans le film publicitaire
Known for
The Gendarme Takes Off
The Miser
Claude Para
Also in
The Big Night
La Martingale
François Simon
Le juge d'instruction Forman
Known for
To Die of Love
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Gérard Carrat
Also in
Typhelle and Tourteron
Rumeur
Jean Landier
Known for
The Last Adventure
Marc Simenon Director · Alphonse Boudard Screenplay
First release April 8, 1970 · Produced in France · Production Firmament Films, Méditerranée Cinéma
Production
GI Film
Production
Firmament Films
Production
Méditerranée Cinéma
Production
Société d'Expansion du Spectacle
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le champignon
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 8, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 6, 1973 · TV · East Germany
October 19, 1990 · TV
Italy
June 21, 1972 · Theatrical
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