''The Dogs'' (french: Les Chiens) is a 1979 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Alain Jessua Alain Jessua (16 January 1932 – 30 November 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. He worked as assistant director for Jacques Becker on the set of ''Casque d'or'', with Max Ophüls ...

. It was entered into the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

. A young doctor, Doctor Henri Ferret, has just moved to the Paris region. Many of his patients consult after being bitten. He learns that, to protect themselves from nocturnal attacks, the inhabitants have bought guard dogs ... Morel, who trains the dogs, as well as some inhabitants, have an excessive love for these animals, whereas these sometimes show themselves dangerous and unpredictable, especially when a dog kills for no reason.

Cast

* Gérard Depardieu as Morel *

Victor Lanoux Victor Lanoux (18 June 1936 – 4 May 2017) was a French actor best known to English speaking audiences for his role as Ludovic in '' Cousin, Cousine''. Biography Victor Lanoux, born Victor Robert Nataf was the son of a Tunisian Jew from Sfax a ...

as Doctor Henri Ferret * Nicole Calfan as Elisabeth *

Pierre Vernier Pierre Vernier (19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a French mathematician and instrument-inventor. He was the inventor and epony ...

as Gauthier *

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, ...

as L'infirmière * Philippe Klébert as Franck * Régis Porte as Jacques *

Gérard Séty Gérard Séty (13 December 1922 – 1 February 1998) was a French actor. Partial filmography *'' The Temptation of Barbizon'' (1946) - Le chauffeur (uncredited) *'' Night Warning'' (1946) - Un pilote américain (uncredited) *''Patrie'' (19 ...

as Le maire * Philippe Mareuil as Beauchamp *

Henri Labussière Henri Labussière (1919–2008) was a French actor and comedian. He mostly appeared on stage in various comedy plays between 1949 and 2000. As a film actor he starred in Yves Robert's '' War of the Buttons'' (''La Guerre des boutons'') in 1962. Pa ...

as Montagnac, le pharmacien * Anna Gaylor as Madame Colin

References

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* 1979 films 1979 drama films 1970s vigilante films French drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Alain Jessua Films about dogs French vigilante films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub