La Faille (1975)
Directed by Peter Fleischmann

Thriller
aka: Weak Spot

Film Synopsis

Georgis, a travel agent in his forties, is enjoying a peaceful meal in a café when nearby a man under police surveillance is shot dead.  Believed to be in some way connected with the man's killing, Georgis is immediately taken into custody and finds himself in a place known as the Centrale, where he is subjected to the most relentless grilling by impassive agents of the law who are determined to extract the truth from him.  The travel agent protests his innocence and even though his act is convincing his interrogators persist, confident that in the end he will break down and reveal his part in the conspiracy.  Georgis's nightmare is only just beginning, and it is far from certain that he will be allowed to leave the Centrale alive...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Peter Fleischmann
  • Script: Jean-Claude Carrière, Martin Walser, Peter Fleischmann, Antonis Samarakis (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Luciano Tovoli
  • Music: Ennio Morricone
  • Cast: Michel Piccoli (Investigator), Ugo Tognazzi (Georgis), Mario Adorf (Manager), Adriana Asti (Girlfriend), Dimos Starenios (Police superintendent), Thymios Karakatsanis (Hairdresser), Costas Skifas (Man in grey), Nina Andoulinaki (Girl at the beach), Eva Krini (Girl at the beach), Kostas Baladimas (Museum curator), Vangelis Kazan (Man with newspaper), Panayotis Fyrios (Museum old guardian), Katerina Helmy (Police secretary), Giorgos Tzifos (Police agent), Alekos Boubis (Police agent), Christos Zorbas (Police agent)
  • Country: France / Italy / West Germany
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Aka: Weak Spot

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