The Killer Strikes at Dawn
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A young physician becomes lonely when his workaholic wife ignores him to concentrate on her professional career. He is befriended by an older female artist who is fond of hallucinogenic mushrooms. When his wife is late for their anniversary celebration, he drinks and takes mushrooms with the artist. He wakes up to find she has died and is fearful he may have accidentally killed her.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1970-04-08
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Marc Simenon
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Original title: The Killer Strikes at Dawn
Production Companies: GI Film, Firmament Films, Méditerranée Cinéma, Société d'Expansion du Spectacle
Production Countries: France
Cast
Mylène Demongeot
Alida Valli
Catherine Allégret
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Philippe Monnet
Jean Claudio
Georges Géret
Guy Grosso
Claude Para
François Simon
Gérard Carrat
Jean Landier
Robert Favart
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