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The Night Caller

1975 · 125 min

A gritty, high-tension cat-and-mouse thriller with a menacing killer and a relentless cop, punctuated by spectacular action set pieces.

Overview
A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives. Minos, as he calls himself, wants to prevent the world from free women and he targets at first these ones. Commissaire Letellier is given the investigation and he has hard work with the maniac.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • justice
  • violence
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, action, crime
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Henri Verneuil
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria Merli, Rosy Varte, Jean Martin, Lea Massari, Jean-François Balmer, Catherine Morin
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Jean Penzer
Runtime
125 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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