The Killing Game (1967 film)
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The Killing Game (Jeu de massacre) is a 1967 French comedy film directed by Alain Jessua. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay.
It is a "pop art film" with music by the Alan Bown Set. Guy Peellaert designed the opening credits and the work of the comic artist.
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Plot
Bob Neuman , a young Swiss mythomaniac, invites to his home a author of comics whose work he admires, Pierre Meyrand and his wife Jacqueline.
The artist takes advantage of this meeting to imagine a new character totally inspired by his host.
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Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Pierre Meyrand
- Claudine Auger as Jacqueline Meyrand
- Michel Duchaussoy as Bob Neuman
- Eléonore Hirt as Geneviève Neuman
- Guy Saint-Jean as Ado
- Anna Gaylor as Lisbeth
- Nancy Holloway as Brigitte
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