The Telephone Always Rings Twice

– Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particul..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Original Name:
Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois
The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985) - Also known as Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois

Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particular characteristic: the perpetrator, dubbed the "telephone killer" always strangles his female victims with a telephone cord.

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Release Date:

23 Jan 1985

Language:

French

Director:

Jean-Pierre Vergne

Writer:

Didier Bourdon, Seymour Brussel, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus (collaboration), Jean-Pierre Vergne (collaboration)

Main Actors:

Didier Bourdon, Seymour Brussel, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus

Plot:

A serial killer murders women by knocking them out with the handset of a phone and signs his crime by sticking the dial in his victims' forehead. Private eye Marc Elbichon (whose real name is Marcel Bichon), craving for notoriety, sets about tracking down the killer. To support him, Marc calls on two childhood friends : Franck Potin, the owner of a bar without patrons and Blacky, a radio presenter. He also requires the help of Momo, his assistant and 'cleaning man' and of Ugo, a reporter already on the trail of the killer.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10