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The Black Angel

The Black Angel

19945.21h 35m

Overview

Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, her lawyer becomes hopelessly enmeshed in a web of lies and subterfuges concerning her past.

Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Written by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Produced by Jean-Claude Brisseau, Alain Sarde
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Top Cast

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Paul Delorme

Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

Stéphane Feuvrier

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Georges Feuvrier

Alexandra Winisky

Alexandra Winisky

Cécile

María Luisa García

María Luisa García

Madeleine

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Christophe

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Pitot

Claude Faraldo

Claude Faraldo

Aslanian

Claude Giraud

Claude Giraud

Romain Bousquet

Claude Winter

Claude Winter

Ms. Pitot

Themes & Keywords

romantic rivalrymurder investigation

About The Black Angel

The Black Angel is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 1994 exploring themes of romantic rivalry, murder investigation. Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, it stars Tchéky Karyo, Sylvie Vartan, Michel Piccoli. Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, her lawyer becomes hopelessly enmeshed in a web of lies and subterfuges concerning her past.

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