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RUNTIME
Did you know
82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Whip
1971 1h 22m FR
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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The unfortunate boy in this French movie hasn't got a reliable friend, and he needs one. His father, perhaps unhinged by the death of his wife, beats and torments him almost constantly. His older brother, instead of protecting him, keeps watch over him for the father. His best friend, a homosexual, is in love with him, but the boy is in love with the best friend's sister. When the best friend catches the two in bed together, all hell breaks loose.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Pierre Forget
The father
Gil de Lesparda
Thierry
Richard Laigre
Alain
Jacqueline Parent
Yvette
Richard Salesses
Jean-François
Paulette Revel
Mrs. Vonnas
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pierre Kalfon
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pierre Kalfon directs. 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.
- 255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Pierre Forget and Gil de Lesparda and Richard Laigre carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0259949 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- The Whip (1971)
Also by
Pierre Kalfon
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Les Films Number One
FR
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1971-11-30· Bourg-en-Bresse
- Theatrical1972-05-10
