The Strangler
6.4
“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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Cast
14 people
Jacques Perrin
Émile
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Julien Guiomar
Inspector Simon Dangret
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Asterix and the Big Fight
Eva Simonet
Anna Carré
Known for
Kung-Fu Master!
Paul Barge
Le Chacal
Known for
For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
Jacqueline Danno
Monique
Known for
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
Katia Cavaignac
Florence
Also in
Dom Juan
Jean-Pierre Miquel
The Chief Commissioner
Known for
All Fired Up
Hélène Surgère
Helen
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Bet
Sonia Saviange
The Woman in Silk
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Nicole Courcel
Claire
Known for
Sundays and Cybele
The Slap
Paule Annen
Ms. Elizabeth
Known for
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
Andrée Tainsy
Jeanne
Known for
Fantomas
Under the Sand
Paul Vecchiali Director · Roland Vincent Composer Georges Strouvé Cinematographer
United States release November 15, 2023 · Produced in France · Production Reggane Films, Unité Trois
Production
Marianne Productions
Production
Reggane Films
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Unité Trois
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France
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Original title
L'Étrangleur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 11, 1970
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 13, 1972
Theatrical
United States · November 15, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States
September 24, 2023 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest (restoration)
September 30, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (restoration)
France
February 11, 2015 · Theatrical · re-release
Portugal
September 24, 1971 · Theatrical
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