
Film
The Suspects
1974 · 1h 30m · Crime
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Overview
In the south of France, the body of a 22-year-old American tourist, Candice Strasberg, is discovered in the middle of the scrubland. Two days of rain prior to the discovery of the body made it difficult to collect evidence at the scene, as the rain had washed away the footprints. Using the victim’s diary, the police are attempting to piece together her movements. The investigation is entrusted to Gaston Delarue, the public prosecutor of Tarascon; Gérard Souffries, the investigating judge; Commissioner Bonetti of the Marseille police; and Divisional Commissioner Bretonnet of the Paris police. Among the six suspects is Bernard Vauquier, the son of the President of the Senate. The investigation proves to be as complicated as it is sensitive. But who murdered or killed Candice Strasberg? Screenplay adapted from ‘La Pieuvre’, a novel by Paul Andreota, published in 1970.
Cast

Mimsy Farmer
Candice Strasberg

Paul Meurisse
Laurent Kirchner

Michel Bouquet
Prosecutor Delarue

Bruno Cremer
Police Commissioner Bonetti

Michael Lonsdale
Judge Souftries

Jacques Fabbri
Police Commissioner Bretonnet

Renaud Verley
Bernard Vauquier

Marie-Hélène Breillat
Jacqueline Lebègue aka "Carlyne"

Marco Perrin
Gabriel Bonnafous, the auto mechanic

Jean-Claude Dauphin
Christian Solnes, the singer

Henri Vilbert
The Chief of Police of Marseille

Giampiero Albertini
Matteo Gallone, the Italian vagabond

Luigi Pistilli
Marcello Angiotti, Candice's lover

Edmund Purdom
American journalist
Cirylle Spiga
Squadron Commander Campanez

Benoît Allemane
A police officer questioning Laurent Kirchner
Crew
- Michel WynDirector · Writer
- Michel SalesWriter
- Jacques BarProducer
- Robert VelinProducer
- Didier TarotDirector of Photography
- François de RoubaixOriginal Music Composer
- Maryse SiclierEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 27, 1974
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- U
- Genres
- Crime
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