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Fear Over the City (1975)

Fear Over the City poster
Original title
Peur sur la ville
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
action film, crime film, thriller film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 282 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer is on the trail of a serial killer terrorizing Paris. The story follows his dangerous pursuit through the city's streets and nightlife.

tensefast-pacedgrittysuspensefulnoirishurgentdark

What happens

The Night Caller (French: Peur sur la ville) is a 1975 crime film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was the first time Belmondo played a police officer. It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom as The Night Caller which was cut from a 125 minute run time to 91 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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