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La Menace

La Menace

19775.81h 57m

Overview

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Savin and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Savin and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.

Directed by Alain Corneau
Written by Claude Hopkins, Alain Corneau, Daniel Boulanger
Produced by Jean-Pierre Martel, Richard Hellman
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Top Cast

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Henri Savin

Carole Laure

Carole Laure

Julie Manet

Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois

Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company Manager

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Inspector Waldeck

Marc Eyraud

Marc Eyraud

Examining Magistrate Baron

Roger Muni

Roger Muni

Bruno, Waldeck's Deputy

Jacques Rispal

Jacques Rispal

Paco, Trucks Dispatcher

Michel Ruhl

Michel Ruhl

Leverrier, Lawyer

Gabriel Gascon

Gabriel Gascon

Pannequin

Martin Trévières

Martin Trévières

Belloc, Montlaur's Competitor

About La Menace

La Menace is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1977. Directed by Alain Corneau, it stars Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois. Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Savin and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Savin and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.

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