The Killer Strikes at Dawn (1990)

  • NR
  • 10/19/1990 (DE)
  • Drama, Crime, Mystery
  • 1h 30m

Overview

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.

Marc Simenon

Director, Screenplay

Alphonse Boudard

Screenplay

Cast

Mylène Demongeot's headshot

Mylène Demongeot

Anne Calder
Alida Valli's headshot

Alida Valli

Linda Benson
Catherine Allégret's headshot

Catherine Allégret

Jeannette
Jean Claudio's headshot

Jean Claudio

Kogan
Jean-Claude Bouillon's headshot

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Éric Calder
Philippe Monnet's headshot

Philippe Monnet

Gaëtan Benson
Jean Claudio's headshot

Jean Claudio

L'inspecteur Kogan
Georges Géret's headshot

Georges Géret

Kurt

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