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Hunter Will Get You

1976 · 97 min

A cool, hard-edged French crime chase that keeps you leaning forward with its grim cat-and-mouse momentum.

Overview
L'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before killing them.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • obsession
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Philippe Labro
Written by
Philippe Labro, Jacques Lanzmann
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bruno Cremer, Jean Négroni, Patrick Fierry, Jean-Pierre Jorris, Victor Garrivier, Claude Brosset, Marcel Imhoff
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Jean Penzer
Runtime
97 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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