Summary Anthony Perkins, a young sculptor with a weird penchant for waking up in strange hotels with his memory wiped clean and bloodied hands, invites a former professor (Michel Piccoli) to the Gatsby-like provincial manor presided over by his powerful tycoon father (Orson Welles). Welcomed by Welles' young wife (Marlene Jobert), Piccoli soon finds a nest of rats beneath the bourgeoisie voluptuousness -- a clan bound in a circle of illicit romance, blackmail, faked burglaries and, of course, murder. View more details
Directed : Claude Chabrol
Written : Manfred Lee Frederic Dannay Paul Gégauff
Stars : Orson Welles Michel Piccoli Anthony Perkins Marlène Jobert
Genres : Mystery Drama
Release date : Nov 30, 1971
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : English
Filming locations : Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
Production companies : Les Films de la Boétie Euro International Films Artédis
Summary Anthony Perkins, a young sculptor with a weird penchant for waking up in strange hotels with his memory wiped clean and bloodied hands, invites a former professor (Michel Piccoli) to the Gatsby-like provincial manor presided over by his powerful tycoon father (Orson Welles). Welcomed by Welles' young wife (Marlene Jobert), Piccoli soon finds a nest of rats beneath the bourgeoisie voluptuousness -- a clan bound in a circle of illicit romance, blackmail, faked burglaries and, of course, murder. View more details
Genres : Mystery Drama
Release date : Nov 30, 1971
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : English
Filming locations : Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
Production companies : Les Films de la Boétie Euro International Films Artédis