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Butterfly on the Shoulder

Butterfly on the Shoulder

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Butterfly on the Shoulder

1978

1h 37m

5.9(37 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

On a stopover in Barcelona, Fériaud Roland discovers a corpse in the hotel room next door. He wakes up in a strange clinic without remembering who brought him there. The doctor insists he hallucinated, but it's not long before he obtains evidence that it wasn't a dream.

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Gaumont

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Roland Fériaud

Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger

La femme à l’imperméable

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Raphaël

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Le docteur

Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia

Sonia

Roland Bertin

Roland Bertin

Le haut fonctionnaire

Xavier Depraz

Xavier Depraz

Michel Carrabo

Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

La jeune femme

José Lifante

José Lifante

Le commissaire

Jacques Maury

Jacques Maury

Goma

Creative team

Directed by: Jacques Deray
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière
Tonino Guerra
Produced by: Yves Gasser
Yves Peyrot

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