The Accuser (film)

The Accuser aka L'Imprécateur
Directed by	Jean-Louis Bertucelli
Written by	Stephen Becker Jean-Louis Bertucelli René-Victor Pilhes (novel)
Produced by	Yves Gasser Yves Peyrot
Starring	Jean Yanne Michel Piccoli Jean-Pierre Marielle
Cinematography	Andréas Winding
Edited by	Catherine Bernard François Ceppi
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Release date	7 September 1977 (1977-09-07)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Accuser aka L'Imprécateur is a 1977 French film directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli.

Synopsis

After an executive is killed in a mysterious car accident, the French offices of his multinational company based in Paris is inundated with mysteriously threatening be-ribboned anti-capitalist tracts, delivered overnight to everyone's desks. When Americans from the head office get wind of these developments, they institute a search for the perpetrator which leads to mysterious subterranean passages under the company's skyscraper.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Cast

• Jean Yanne as Director of Human Resources
• Michel Piccoli as Saint-Ramé
• Jean-Pierre Marielle as Roustev
• Marlène Jobert as Madam Arangrude
• Jean-Claude Brialy as Le Rantec
• Michael Lonsdale as Abéraud
• Robert Webber as The American Executive

Discography

The CD soundtrack composed by Richard Rodney Bennett is available on Music Box Records label (website).^[6]

References

1. "L'IMPRECATEUR (THE ACCUSER) / INTERDIT AUX MOINS DE 13 ANS (LUCY ON SEINE) (500 EDITION) (CD)". Screen Archives Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
2. "The Accuser (1977)". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. "Accuser, The". jupiter-films.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
4. "L'Imprécateur • Interdit aux moins de 13 ans". musicbox-records.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
5. "FSM Board: MUSIC BOX RELEASE :RODNEY BENNETT'S L'IMPRECATEUR". filmscoremonthly.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
6. "Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012) - classical, jazz and film composer". M Files. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

External links

• L'Imprécateur at IMDb