The Accuser (film)

The Accuser (French: L'Imprécateur) is a 1977 French film directed by Jean-Louis Bertucelli.

The Accuser
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean-Louis Bertucelli
Written by	Stephen Becker Jean-Louis Bertucelli René-Victor Pilhes (novel)
Produced by	Yves Gasser Yves Peyrot
Starring	Jean Yanne Michel Piccoli Jean-Pierre Marielle
Cinematography	Andréas Winding
Edited by	Catherine Bernard François Ceppi
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Distributed by	Parafrance
Release date	7 September 1977 (1977-09-07)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

After an executive is killed in a mysterious car accident, the French offices of his multinational company based in Paris is inundated with mysteriously threatening be-ribboned anti-capitalist tracts, delivered overnight to everyone's desks. When Americans from the head office get wind of these developments, they institute a search for the perpetrator which leads to mysterious subterranean passages under the company's skyscraper.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Cast

• Jean Yanne as Director of Human Resources
• Michel Piccoli as Saint-Ramé
• Jean-Pierre Marielle as Roustev
• Marlène Jobert as Madam Arangrude
• Jean-Claude Brialy as Le Rantec
• Michael Lonsdale as Abéraud
• Robert Webber as The American Executive

Discography

The CD soundtrack composed by Richard Rodney Bennett is available on Music Box Records label (website).^[6]