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Beast at Bay (1959)
Directed by Pierre Chenal
Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m
Melun, on 1959. On the return to an auction, a young and attractive widow, Elisabeth Vernon, finds at her home(with her) a wounded escapee of prison. The fugitive, Daniel Morane, is a handsome boy and justifies himself crimes(murders) of which we accuse it. The young woman is allowed convince, seduce, feels sorry, and agrees to help him(it). But during their escape(mare), the doubt seizes her …
Cast
Françoise Arnoul
Elizabeth Vernoult
Henri Vidal
Daniel Morane
Gaby Sylvia
Gilberte
A
Agnès Laury
Agnès Le Guen
Jean Brochard
Commissioner François
Madeleine Barbulée
Maria
Harry-Max
Me Doucet, notary
Philippe Mareuil
Alain de Beauvier
Pierre Sergeol
Inspector Beauvais
Georges Douking
Lighthouse keeper
A
Albert Dinan
Yves Le Guen
Philippe Dumat
Marcel, prisoner
Crew
- Director
- Pierre Chenal
- Writer
- Michel Audiard
- Novel
- Day Keene
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Jarre
Details
- Original title
- La Bête à l'affût
- Release date
- 1959-06-17
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Le Trident, Hoche Productions, Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL), Les Films Odéon