La Bête noire (1983)

In this creatively organized story of one "delinquent," director Patrick Chaput has put together a well-paced drama/thriller set in part against the dark by-ways of Paris. Seventeen-year-old Daniel grew up in foster homes in a rural area and those years contrast with his later youth in Paris. A filmmaker opts to interview Daniel for a documentary on delinquency, and that is how the young man's past and precarious present start coming to light.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

X

Xavier Marchand

Jacky

Richard Bohringer

Yves Boissieu

P

Philippe Sfez

Daniel

Sabine Haudepin

Karen

Georges Géret

M. Guyot

Jean Bouise

Pépé

Bernadette Lafont

Antonia

Eddie Constantine

Le patron du bar américain

Isabelle Sadoyan

Mme Guyot

Nini Crépon

Robert

C

Catherine Gandois

La mère de Daniel

Mireille Perrier

Sonia

G

Gérard Grobman

Didier

Zinedine Soualem

Santiago

J

Jean Legall

M. Perez

T

Thierry Carpentier

Jacques

Nicolas Reboul

Jean Thierry

Geneviève Mnich

La convoyeuse

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