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The Night of the Hunted

The Night of the Hunted

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The Night of the Hunted

1980

1h 27m

5.5(96 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A woman with no memories runs in fear through the night when she is rescued by a man passing by. They will both have to figure out who her mysterious enemies are and what they want to achieve.

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10 featured cast members

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Brigitte Lahaie

Brigitte Lahaie

Élisabeth

Alain Duclos

Alain Duclos

Robert

Bernard Papineau

Bernard Papineau

Le docteur Francis

Rachel Mhas

Rachel Mhas

Solange

Cathy Stewart

Cathy Stewart

Catherine (alias Catherine Greiner)

Dominique Journet

Dominique Journet

Véronique

Natalie Perrey

Natalie Perrey

La vieille femme

Cyril Val

Cyril Val

Alain, l'infirmier violeur (alias Alain Plumey)

Élodie Delage

Élodie Delage

Marie

Jean Hérel

Jacques

Creative team

Directed by: Jean Rollin
Written by: Jean Rollin
Produced by: Andre Samarcq

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