Equator
4.7
Although based on a novel by Georges Simenon, director (and songwriter) Serge Gainsbourg has superimposed several dark emotions and a subtle brutality over the weak plot about a man's trip to Africa and his unfortunate passion for a murderess whose amorality sends the disillusioned fellow back to Europe. Sometimes described as frustrating and self-centered, reactions to this film swing across a broad spectrum of complaints -- not the least might be whether or not Gainsbourg is using a clichéd and stereotypical view of "dark Africa" to convey what he sees in his characters.
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Cast
13 people
Francis Huster
Timar
Known for
The Dinner Game
Ici tout commence
Barbara Sukowa
Adele
Known for
12 Monkeys
Constellation
Charles Mensah
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Eugene Schneider
Known for
All the Way Boys
They Called Him Bulldozer
Georges Simenon
Alain Poiré
François Dyrek
Superintendent
Known for
A Pain in the Ass
Hothead
Jean Bouise
Public Prosecutor
Known for
The Big Blue
Nikita
Julien Guiomar
Bouilloux
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Asterix and the Big Fight
Roland Blanche
One-Eyed Man
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Murray Gronwall
The Forester
Known for
Valmont
Stéphane Bouy
The Pedlar
Known for
Lacombe, Lucien
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Serge Gainsbourg Director · Georges Simenon Author Willy Kurant Cinematographer
First release August 17, 1983 · Produced in Gabon, France · Production Gaumont, Corso Productions
Production
Gaumont International Television
Production
Gaumont
Production · Distribution
Corso Productions
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Etat Gabonais
Production
Gaumont International
Production
Gabon · France
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Languages
Original title
Équateur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 17, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 1, 1993 · Physical
Russia
October 9, 2004 · St. Petersburg Serge Gainsbourg Festival of Love
Sweden
February 4, 1984 · Göteborg Film Festival
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