The Cry of the Owl (1987 film)

The Cry of the Owl
French theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Written byClaude Chabrol
Odile Barski
Based onThe Cry of the Owl
by Patricia Highsmith
Produced byAntonio Passalia
StarringChristophe Malavoy
Mathilda May
Virginie Thévenet
CinematographyJean Rabier
Edited byMonique Fardoulis
Music byMatthieu Chabrol
Production
companies
Civite Casa Films
Italfrance Films
TF1
Distributed byUnited International Pictures (France)
Release date
  • 28 October 1987 (1987-10-28)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Cry of the Owl (Original: Le cri du hibou) is a 1987 French-Italian psychological thriller film, adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith. The film was directed by Claude Chabrol and stars Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May and Virginie Thévenet.

Divorced illustrator Robert spies on a young woman named Juliette whom he envies for her seemingly happy life. When they finally meet and Juliette leaves her fiancé Patrick for Robert, the situation quickly escalates.


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