Le Témoin (1969)
Directed by Anne Walter, Louis Duchesne

Crime / Thriller / Drama / Romance
aka: A Change of Heart

Film Synopsis

Cécile (Claude Jade) lives with the old astrologer Lady Hanka. Her relationship to Thomas (Jean-Claude Dauphin) is uneventful. She meets a strange man, Van Britten (Gérard Barray) and she is fatally intrigued by him, as a bird by a snake. A short time later, Hanka is shot dead. Cécile knows the killer is Hermann, Van Britten's Chauffeur. When Van Britten and Cécile are trying to escape, Van Britten is shot dead. Cécile studies the stars and horoscopes: "Venus in Capricorn, cold winter solitude"...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Anne Walter, Louis Duchesne
  • Script: Anne Walter
  • Cinematographer: Roger Duculot
  • Music: François de Roubaix, Patrice Sciorrino
  • Cast: Gérard Barray (Van Britten), Claude Jade (Cécile), Jean-Claude Dauphin (Thomas), Claude Vernier (Hermann), Jeanne Pérez (Hanka), Bernard Frémaux (Haas), Philippe Graff (François), Claude van Hoffstadt (Suzanne), Jacques Ferly
  • Country: Belgium
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: A Change of Heart ; The Witness

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