Je hais les acteurs (1986)
Directed by Gérard Krawczyk

Comedy / Drama
aka: I Hate Actors

Film Synopsis

In Hollywood of the early 1940s, Orlando Higgens is an agent for some of the biggest film stars of the period.  His main employer is the movie magnate J.B. Cobb, who has high hopes for his latest lavish blockbuster, The Son of Destiny.  But before filming gets under way, the lead actress is murdered and Orlando is fingered as the prime suspect, since he was seen rowing with the unfortunate woman just before her death.  Inspector Egelhofer has barely begun his investigation when another murder takes place, and then a third.  In each case, the victim is a screen actor, and it becomes apparent that the killer has a particular grudge against those in the acting profession.  It transpires that the murder is the mysterious fakir Monsieur Albert, who has his own reason for pursuing a homicidal vendetta against the world of show business...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gérard Krawczyk
  • Script: Ben Hecht (novel), Gérard Krawczyk
  • Cinematographer: Michel Cénet
  • Music: Roland Vincent
  • Cast: Jean Poiret (Orlando Higgins), Michel Blanc (Monsieur Albert), Bernard Blier (Jerome B. Cobb), Patrick Floersheim (Korman), Michel Galabru (Bison), Pauline Lafont (Elvina), Dominique Lavanant (Miss Davis), Sophie Duez (Bertha), Guy Marchand (Egelhofer), Wojciech Pszoniak (Hercule Potnik), Jean-François Stévenin (Chester Devlin), Patrick Braoudé (Fineman), Jezabel Carpi (Caroma), Claude Chabrol (Lieberman), Jean-Paul Comart (Bizzel), Alex Descas (Allan), Vernon Dobtcheff (Fritz Kesselberger), Benoît Ferreux (Assistant), Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (Blue), Roger Lumont (Sloggins)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White / Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: I Hate Actors

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