In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Roland Wolf is writing a book on the life of game show host Christian Legagneur--or is he?
Acting
Noiret's jovial menace—never know if he's host or predator.
Direction
Chabrol's Hitchcockian relish, French cynicism replacing suspense with dread.
Writing
Dialogue so polished you don't notice the trap closing.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chabrol shot this in ten days flat, claiming the speed kept performances dangerously spontaneous.
The game show setting mocks France's obsession with televised fortune; Christian's empire of luck mirrors Chabrol's critique of nouveau riche cruelty.
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