
Blue Velvet(1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Four murders in forty-eight hours happen in Nice. The murderer calls himself "The Exterminator" and the police are unable to catch him. Tom Lepski is an insurance detective and he get involved in the investigation when Liza Mendoza, a famous violinist and a friend, is killed just a few minutes before Tom visit her. After another rich woman killing, Tom finds out that all the victims were members of the exclusive Fifty Club. All of them but Lisa.

Michael Brandon
Tom Lepski

Guy Marchand
Ottavioni

Jacques Toja
Perrier

Micky Sébastian
Clementine

Katherine Erhardy
Liza Mendoza

Olivia Brunaux
Mandy

Daniel Ubaud
Binh

Jean-Paul Muel
Walbeck

Bernard Ristroph
Prefect

Stéphane Bonnet
Jacobi
Want to Stay Alive is a mystery, crime, thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of detective, roman. Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert, it stars Michael Brandon, Guy Marchand, Jacques Toja. Four murders in forty-eight hours happen in Nice. The murderer calls himself "The Exterminator" and the police are unable to catch him. Tom Lepski is an insurance detective and he get involved in the investigation when Liza Mendoza, a famous violinist and a friend, is killed just a few minutes before Tom visit her. After another rich woman killing, Tom finds out that all the victims were members of the exclusive Fifty Club. All of them but Lisa.
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