Detective Donald Sutherland investigates the brutal murder of young girl. Her young cousin had escaped, badly injured and describes the killer to Sutherland. She later recants and says the killer is closer to home.
Solid thriller based on an Ed McBain book and directed by French directing heavyweight Claude Chabrol. It follows a fairly linear but enjoyable course with various twists, turns and suspects with Sutherland convincing as the detective in charge. It's downside is that a large chunk of the film features a flashback when the victim's diary is found. This is performed by French actors badly dubbed into English and / or not brilliantly acted - which does spoil things a bit. Worth a look though if you can cope with the cranky dubbing and indeed sound generally.
Solid thriller based on an Ed McBain book and directed by French directing heavyweight Claude Chabrol. It follows a fairly linear but enjoyable course with various twists, turns and suspects with Sutherland convincing as the detective in charge. It's downside is that a large chunk of the film features a flashback when the victim's diary is found. This is performed by French actors badly dubbed into English and / or not brilliantly acted - which does spoil things a bit. Worth a look though if you can cope with the cranky dubbing and indeed sound generally.