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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 72% of the 384 1970s thriller movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
103 audience votes
Key crew
- René ClémentDirector
- Francis LaiOriginal Music Composer
- Sébastien JaprisotWriter
Cast
- Charles BronsonCol. Harry Dobbs
- Marlène JobertMélancolie 'Mellie' Mau
- Gabriele TintiTony Mau
- Jean GavenInspector Toussaint
- Jean PiatM. Armand
- Jill IrelandNicole
- Corinne MarchandTania
- Annie CordyJuliette
- Ellen BahlMadeleine Legauff
- Steve EckardtU.S. officer
- Marika GreenHostess at Tania's
- Jean-Daniel EhrmannCast
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