Peur sur la ville

Peur sur la ville
Directed by Henri Verneuil
Produced by Jacques Juranville
Written by Henri Verneuil
Jean Laborde
Francis Veber
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography Jean Penzer
Edited by Pierre Gillette
Release dates
 9 April 1975
Running time
 120 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office 3,948,726 admissions (France)[1]

Peur sur la ville (also known as Fear Over the City and The Night Caller[2]) is a 1975 French crime film directed by Henri Verneuil.

Plot

Policeman Jean Letellier is under pressure because the infamous gangster Marcucci escaped him publicly. Moreover during the pursuit an innocent bystander was killed by a stray bullet. Letellier is investigated for having fired the deadly bullet.
Before Letellier is cleared, a serial killer begins to murder young women, each time leaving a weird message at the site of crime. He calls himself "Minos", referring to the Divine Comedy. The murderer always declares he had punished his victims for what he considers their impure life style.
While Letellier still has no trace of "Minos", he comes across Marcucci's current whereabouts. Just as before, Marcucci tries to escape in a spectacular manner when Letellier confronts him. But this time Marcucci dies in the course of action.
Marcucci's death is no relief for Letellier who is now publicly accused of having neglected the "Minos" case in favour of settling his personal feud with his late archenemy.
"Minos" keeps on murdering and leaving provoking hints until Letellier can identify him. The serial killer can only scarcely elude Letellier, who chases him over the roofs of Paris. His next coup is to take hostages in a skyscraper. Letellier decides he has had it and goes airborne. From a flying helicopter he jumps through the window into the flat and puts "Minos" down.

Cast


External links

References

  1. ↑ Box office info at Box Office Story
  2. ↑ "Peur sur la Ville (Fear Over the City) (The Night Caller) (1975)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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