Plot
In the south of France, the body of a 22-year-old American tourist, Candice Strasberg, is discovered in the middle of the scrubland. Two days of rain prior to the discovery of the body made it difficult to collect evidence at the scene, as the rain had washed away the footprints. Using the victim’s diary, the police are attempting to piece together her movements. The investigation is entrusted to Gaston Delarue, the public prosecutor of Tarascon; Gérard Souffries, the investigating judge; Commissioner Bonetti of the Marseille police; and Divisional Commissioner Bretonnet of the Paris police. Among the six suspects is Bernard Vauquier, the son of the President of the Senate. The investigation proves to be as complicated as it is sensitive. But who murdered or killed Candice Strasberg? Screenplay adapted from ‘La Pieuvre’, a novel by Paul Andreota, published in 1970.
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Cast
Mimsy Farmer
Candice Strasberg
Paul Meurisse
Laurent Kirchner
Michel Bouquet
Prosecutor Delarue
Bruno Cremer
Police Commissioner Bonetti
Michael Lonsdale
Judge Souftries
Jacques Fabbri
Police Commissioner Bretonnet
Renaud Verley
Bernard Vauquier
Marie-Hélène Breillat
Jacqueline Lebègue aka "Carlyne"
Marco Perrin
Gabriel Bonnafous, the auto mechanic
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Christian Solnes, the singer
Henri Vilbert
The Chief of Police of Marseille
Giampiero Albertini
Matteo Gallone, the Italian vagabond
Luigi Pistilli
Marcello Angiotti, Candice's lover
Edmund Purdom
American journalist
Cirylle Spiga
Squadron Commander Campanez
Benoît Allemane
A police officer questioning Laurent Kirchner
Albert Augier
An inspector working for Commissioner Bonetti
René Bouloc
A police officer questioning Laurent Kirchner
Jacques Brunet
The police officer who arrests Matteo
Gérard Chevalier
Jacques Debary
President of the Senate, Vauquier's father
Luce Garcia-Ville
Christian Solnes's agent
Arnold Gelderman
Jacques Gheusi
Daniel Kamwa
Catherine Lafond
Jacques Lalande
Mr. Boni, Bernard Vauquier's boss
Jacqueline Laurent
Bernard Vauquier's ex-wife
Pierre Mirat
The medical examiner
Claudia Morin
Judge Souffries's wife
Pierre Plessis
Guy Rétoré
Jean Sagols
Constable Santini
Roger Souza
Arch Taylor
Jean Turlier
Mr. Kirchner's lawyer
Catherine Verlor
Judge Souffries' Daughter
Henri Villerouge
A police officer questioning Matteo
Yves Wecker
The Blackmailing Hippie
Gérard Jugnot
A coworker of Bernard Vauquier
Thierry Lhermitte
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
Christian Clavier
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
