The Killing Game (1967 film)

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The Killing Game
The Killing Game FilmPoster.jpeg
A poster bearing the film's French title: Jeu de massacre
Directed by Alain Jessua
Written byAlain Jessua
Produced byLouis Duchesne
Monique Emile Natan
René Thévenet
Starring Jean-Pierre Cassel
CinematographyJacques Robin
Edited byNicole Marko
Music by Jacques Loussier
Release date
  • 25 October 1967 (1967-10-25)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Killing Game (French : Jeu de massacre) is a 1967 French comedy film directed by Alain Jessua. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. [1]

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Reception

Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described The Killing Game as "disappointing". [2]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Killing Game". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. "Stanley Kauffmann on films". The New Republic. 16 September 1968.