The Killer Strikes at Dawn
1970 · 1h 30m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Marc Simenon
Overview
A young physician becomes lonely when his workaholic wife ignores him to concentrate on her professional career. He is befriended by an older female artist who is fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms. When his wife is late for their anniversary celebration, he drinks and takes mushrooms with the artist. He wakes up to find she has died and is fearful he may have accidentally killed her.
Director and cast
- Marc Simenon Director
- Mylène Demongeot as Anne Calder
- Alida Valli as Linda Benson
- Catherine Allégret as Jeannette
- Jean-Claude Bouillon as Éric Calder
- Jean Claudio as Kogan
- Philippe Monnet as Gaëtan Benson
- Georges Géret as Kurt
- Guy Grosso as Acteur dans le film publicitaire
- Claude Para Cast
- François Simon Cast
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