Rope Around the Neck
Rope Around the Neck (French: La corde au cou) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Pierre Patry and released in 1965.[1] Based on a novel by Claude Jasmin, the film stars Guy Godin as Léo Longpré, a man who is on the run from the police after murdering his mistress Suzanne (Andrée Lachapelle).[2]
| Rope Around the Neck | |
|---|---|
| French | La corde au cou |
| Directed by | Pierre Patry |
| Written by | Pierre Patry |
| Based on | La Corde au cou by Claude Jasmin |
| Produced by | Pierre Patry |
| Starring | Guy Godin Andrée Lachapelle Henri Norbert |
| Cinematography | Jean Roy |
| Edited by | Lucien Marleau |
| Music by | François Cousineau |
Production company | Coopératio |
| Distributed by | France Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Henri Norbert, Jean Duceppe, Denise Pelletier, Tania Fédor, Guy L'Écuyer and Jean-Louis Millette.
The film was not well-received by critics, which contributed to Patry's decision to stop making narrative films.[3]
References
- Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 48.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Corde au cou, La – Pierre Patry". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009.
- Janis L. Pallister, The Cinema of Québec: Masters in Their Own House. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1995. ISBN 9780838635629. p. 334.
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