The Dogs (film)

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The Dogs
Directed by Alain Jessua
Written by André Ruellan
Alain Jessua
Produced byLaurent Meyniel
Starring Gérard Depardieu
Victor Lanoux
Cinematography Étienne Becker
Release date
  • 7 March 1979 (1979-03-07)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$2.8 million [1]

The Dogs (French : Les Chiens) is a 1979 French drama film directed by Alain Jessua. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. [2] A young doctor, Doctor Henri Ferret, has just moved to the Paris region. Many of his patients consult after being bitten. He learns that, to protect themselves from nocturnal attacks, the inhabitants have bought guard dogs ... Morel, who trains the dogs, as well as some inhabitants, have an excessive love for these animals, whereas these sometimes show themselves dangerous and unpredictable, especially when a dog kills for no reason.

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References

  1. "Les Chiens (1979) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.