Want to Stay Alive

1990 1h 22m FR

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 7

MysteryCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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Four murders in forty-eight hours happen in Nice. The murderer calls himself "The Exterminator" and the police are unable to catch him. Tom Lepski is an insurance detective and he get involved in the investigation when Liza Mendoza, a famous violinist and a friend, is killed just a few minutes before Tom visit her. After another rich woman killing, Tom finds out that all the victims were members of the exclusive Fifty Club. All of them but Lisa.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Brandon
Tom Lepski
Guy Marchand
Ottavioni
Jacques Toja
Perrier
Micky Sébastian
Clementine
Katherine Erhardy
Liza Mendoza
Olivia Brunaux
Mandy
Daniel Ubaud
Binh
Jean-Paul Muel
Walbeck

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert
Writers: Sergio Gobbi, Alec Medieff, Claude Bernard-Aubert
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tom Lepski Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claude Bolling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Michael Brandon and Guy Marchand and Jacques Toja carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Bernard-Aubert directs. Claude Bolling scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Tom Lepski Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Claude Bolling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Michael Brandon and Guy Marchand and Jacques Toja carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0099403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.