''The Man Who Wasn't There'' (french: L'Homme qui n'était pas là) is a 1987 French thriller film directed by
René Féret
René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Roderick MacLeish's novel ''The Man Who Wasn't There''.
Plot
Charles Elaine goes from strength to strength. Famous actor, his career is progressing smoothly, with the advice of Strosser and daughter Isabelle, his lawyers. But someone in the shadows, wants his loss, lead to madness, crime, by applying his theories of a psychiatrist who "can make anyone crazy deftly manipulating" . False rumors, terminated, strange coincidences contracts, Rella, who attracts and refuses him any worries Charles. Soon, as he repeated the role of Macbeth is a tragedy that obsesses him, the fatal fall of his father in the cliffs of Cassis as a child that "one" uses. Staging, allusions come and go, to persuade him that he was responsible. Who has interest in destroying it? Alice, his sister? Alexander, his stepfather and Alice's father?
Cast
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René Féret
René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Claude Jade
Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Christine in François Truffaut's three films '' Stolen Kisses'' (1968), '' Bed and Board'' (1970) and '' Love on th ...
as Alice
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Valérie Stroh
Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French ''Valérie'' (a female-only name).
Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surname in Fr ...
as Rella
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Georges Descrières
Georges Descrières (15 April 1930 – 19 October 2013) was a French actor. He appeared in 52 films and television shows between 1954 and 1996. He starred alongside Anna Karina in the 1962 film '' Sun in Your Eyes'' and portrayed the gentlem ...
as Alexandre
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Jacques Dufilho
Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers).
Life and career
Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian ...
as Strosser
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Sabine Haudepin
Sabine Haudepin (born 19 October 1955) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1962. She was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Montreuil (), sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a Commun ...