Les Liens de Sang (1977)
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, Stéphane Audran, (more)
- Director(s):
- Claude Chabrol
Synopsis of Les Liens de Sang
Making a rare visit to Canada, Claude Chabrol cowrote and directed the low-pressure psychological melodrama Blood Relatives (Les Liens de sang). Donald Sutherland and Donald Pleasence head the cast in this story of the aftermath of a brutal murder. The victim, a 17-year-old girl, was apparently raped before she died, leading Carella (Sutherland) to believe that she was killed by a sex maniac. Pedophile Doniac (Pleasence) tops the suspect list, but don't be too sure. The truth is much "closer to home" than anyone realizes at first. Lisa Langlois, who made something of a career of Canadian scare flicks, makes her screen debut in Blood Relatives; also appearing, is Chabrol's wife Stephane Audran. Blood Relatives was based on a novel by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter), of 87th Precinct fame; the film was released in the US in 1981, three years after its completion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Les Liens de Sang
- Donald Sutherland - Carella
- Micheline Lanctôt - Mrs. Carella
- Laurent Malet - Andrew
- Donald Pleasence - Doniac
- Victor Desy - 2nd Policeman
- Tim Henry - Captain Marriott
- Guy Hoffman - Priest
- Robert King - 1st Policeman
- Terence Labrosse - Attorney
- Floyd Levine - Dr. Harris
- Howard Ryshpan - Doctor
- Stéphane Audran - Mrs. Lowery
- Lisa Langlois - Muriel
- Aude Landry - Patricia
- David Hemmings - Armstrong
- Kevin Fenlon - Smoker
- Michael Hershewe - Albert Tiger De Coco
- Jerome Tiberghien - Moran
- John Boylan - 3rd Policeman
- Victor Knight - Medical Examiner
- Walter Massey - Mr. Lowery
- Yvonne Wilder - Phyllis De Coco
- Director(s):
- Claude Chabrol
- Writer(s):
- R. Sydney, Claude Chabrol
- Producer(s):
- Eugene Lepicier, Denis Heroux
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