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Death Rite

1975 · 94 min

A cool, sun-bleached psychological puzzle that tightens slowly around you, more unsettling in suggestion than in blood.

Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Franco Nero, Jean Rochefort, Stefania Sandrelli
Overview
While traveling to a resort in Tunisia, the magician and clairvoyant Professor Vestar befriends the idle millionaire Edouard Vangard and he offers a ride in his car. Vestar discloses to Edouard that he had had a premonition of a woman being murdered in a desert area.

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Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Franco Nero, Jean Rochefort, Stefania Sandrelli
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • obsession
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
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Written by
Paul Gégauff, Adriano Bolzoni, Claude Chabrol
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Languages
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