Serie Noire

Serie Noire

1979•1h 51m•7.4/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(154)

In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.

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Production

Prospectacle, Gaumont

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Patrick Dewaere

Patrick Dewaere

Franck Poupart

Myriam Boyer

Myriam Boyer

Jeanne

Marie Trintignant

Marie Trintignant

Mona

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Staplin

Jeanne Herviale

Jeanne Herviale

La tante

Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Katsulas

Andreas Tikides

Charlie Farnel

Marcel, l'inspecteur

Samuel Mek

Le boxeur

Jack Jourdain

L'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan)

Fernand Coquet

Le Hell's Angel

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