The Cry of the Owl
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Claude Chabrol
Christophe Malavoy
Mathilda May
Virginie Thevenet
Jacques Penot
Jean-pierre Kalfon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A depressed draughtsman, seeking escape from his vindictive wife, becomes a peeping tom -- until his liason with the object of his desire leads to blackmail and murder.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Cast
Christophe Malavoy
Mathilda May
Virginie Thevenet
Jacques Penot
Jean-pierre Kalfon
Patrice Kerbrat
Crew
Odile Barski
Claude Chabrol
Mathieu Chabrol
Gerard Croce
Monique Fardoulis
Patricia Highsmith
Jacques Leguillon
Antonio Passalia
Jean Rabier
Jean-marc Rabier
Jean-bernard Thomasson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in France October 28, 1987
Released in Switzerland October 1988
Released in United States June 5, 1992
Released in United States October 16, 1991
Released in United States Summer June 5, 1992
Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Gala Premiere) April 14-28, 1988.
Shown at Cartagena International Film Festival June 1988.
Shown at Perspectives on French Cinema, New York City April 9 & 10, 1988.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 8-17, 1988.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Just Before Midnight: The Cinema of Claude Chabrol" July 23 - August 19, 1999.
color
dialogue French
subtitled English
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States June 5, 1992 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States Summer June 5, 1992
Released in Switzerland October 1988
Released in United States October 16, 1991 (Film Forum; New York City)
Released in France October 28, 1987
