5.8 /10 1 Votes
2.9/5 AlloCine Directed by Claude Pinoteau Edited by Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Initial release 14 March 1979 (France) Music director Claude Bolling | 6.2/10 IMDb 5.4/10 SensCritique Music by Claude Bolling Country Canada
France Director Claude Pinoteau Cinematography Jean Boffety | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Lino Ventura
Angie Dickinson Release date March 14, 1979 (1979-03-14) Written by Claude Pinoteau, Jean-Claude Carrière Cast Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet, Donald Pleasence, Lisa Pelikan Similar Lino Ventura movies, Thrillers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L'Homme en colère is a 1979 Canadian-French film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Lino Ventura and Angie Dickinson.
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Plot
Romain Dupré (Lino Ventura), a retired and widowed French commercial pilot, arrives in Montreal from Paris. He has been summoned to identify the body of his estranged son, Julien (Laurent Malet), who was killed in a police shootout. But the body Dupré is presented with at the morgue is not of his son. The dead man, who was in possession of Julien's passport, is eventually identified as Luigi Lentini, a wanted criminal. Police superintendent MacKenzie (Chris Wiggins) informs Dupré that his son has overstayed his visa, and suggests he may have sold his passport for money.
Realising that Julien is probably in trouble and possibly in danger, Dupré embarks on a search for his son. On his way, he meets Karen (Angie Dickinson), a beautiful and voluble ex-convict...
Cast
Production
L'Homme en colère was Pinoteau's fourth film, and the third starring Lino Ventura. It was shot in Montreal and the Laurentian Mountains. It remains as the only film in which Lino Ventura, a man known for his moral values and who had been married for more than 35 years, ever kissed a woman on the mouth. According to director Claude Pinoteau, "It was like asking him to perform some frighteningly dangerous stunt".
Reception
In Le Monde, Jean de Baroncelli praised Pinoteau for his direction, stating that the film "intrigues, captivates", but described the father-son relationship as "unconvincing".