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The Strangler

He can sense your despair...

Émile targets women he believes are too depressed to go on living. As multiple victims fall to his suffocating white scarf, an inspector resorts to unorthodox methods to get him with the assistance of a potential victim.

1h 36m1971NRTMDb 6.0

CrimeHorrorThriller

French

Crew and Cast

Paul VecchialiPaul VecchialiDirectorJacques PerrinJacques PerrinÉmileJulien GuiomarJulien GuiomarInspector Simon DangretEva SimonetEva SimonetAnna CarréPaul BargePaul BargeLe ChacalJacqueline DannoJacqueline DannoMonique
Katia CavaignacFlorenceJean-Pierre MiquelJean-Pierre MiquelThe Chief CommissionerHélène SurgèreHélène SurgèreHelenSonia SaviangeSonia SaviangeThe Woman in SilkNicole CourcelNicole CourcelClaire
Paule AnnenMs. ElizabethAndrée TainsyAndrée TainsyJeanne
Jean-Claude GuiguetOffended PasserbySandra JulienSandra JulienRaped Girl

Storyline

Émile targets women he believes are too depressed to go on living. As multiple victims fall to his suffocating white scarf, an inspector resorts to unorthodox methods to get him with the assistance of a potential victim.

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Info

Original title
L'Étrangleur
Status
Released
Released
24 September 1971
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.0 / 10 (29 votes)

Production

Director
Paul Vecchiali
Writers
Paul Vecchiali
Studios
Marianne Productions, Reggane Films, Unité Trois
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French