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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Maléfique
"Will you make it out alive?"
2003 1h 30m FR
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 126
FantasyHorrorMystery
Synopsis
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Four prisoners discover a handwritten book of black magic in their cell, and decide to use it to escape.
“Will you make it out alive?”
Cast
Gérald Laroche
Carrère
Philippe Laudenbach
Lassalle
Clovis Cornillac
Marcus
Dimitri Rataud
Pâquerette
Didier Bénureau
Hippolyte Picus
Félicia Massoni
Claire Carrère
Geoffrey Carey
Charles Danvers
Paul-Alexandre Bardela
Hugo Carrère
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eric Valette
- Writers
- Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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MONEY
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Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 23 years ago.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Eric Sampieri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Luc Golfin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gérald Laroche and Philippe Laudenbach and Clovis Cornillac carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Eric Valette directs. Eric Sampieri scores. Luc Golfin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 4Released 23 years ago.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Original score by Eric Sampieri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Luc Golfin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Gérald Laroche and Philippe Laudenbach and Clovis Cornillac carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Will you make it out alive?".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0309832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Original score
- Eric Sampieri
- Editing
- Luc Golfin
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Box office
- $398,016
- Return
- 27% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Maléfique (2003)
Also by
Eric Valette
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BE
Bee Movies
FR
- FI
Fidélité Productions
FR
Key crew
- IdeaFrançois Cognard
- CinematographyJean-Marc Bouzou
- EditorLuc Golfin
- Casting DirectorEmma Skowronek
- GafferYvan Quehec
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- necronomicon
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-11-09· Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de San Sebastián
Also known as
International titles
- MalefiqueUS
