
The Suspects
- Crime
In the south of France, the body of a 22-year-old American tourist, Candice Strasberg, is discovered in the middle of the scrubland. Two days of rain prior to the discovery of the body made it difficult to collect evidence at the scene, as the rain had washed away the footprints. Using the victim’s diary, the police are attempting to piece together her movements. The investigation is entrusted to Gaston Delarue, the public prosecutor of Tarascon; Gérard Souffries, the investigating judge; Commissioner Bonetti of the Marseille police; and Divisional Commissioner Bretonnet of the Paris police. Among the six suspects is Bernard Vauquier, the son of the President of the Senate. The investigation proves to be as complicated as it is sensitive. But who murdered or killed Candice Strasberg? Screenplay adapted from ‘La Pieuvre’, a novel by Paul Andreota, published in 1970.
Cast

Mimsy Farmer
Candice Strasberg

Paul Meurisse
Laurent Kirchner

Michel Bouquet
Prosecutor Delarue

Bruno Cremer
Police Commissioner Bonetti

Michael Lonsdale
Judge Souftries

Jacques Fabbri
Police Commissioner Bretonnet

Renaud Verley
Bernard Vauquier

Marie-Hélène Breillat
Jacqueline Lebègue aka "Carlyne"

Marco Perrin
Gabriel Bonnafous, the auto mechanic

Jean-Claude Dauphin
Christian Solnes, the singer

Henri Vilbert
The Chief of Police of Marseille

Giampiero Albertini
Matteo Gallone, the Italian vagabond

Luigi Pistilli
Marcello Angiotti, Candice's lover

Edmund Purdom
American journalist
- Cirylle Spiga
Cirylle Spiga
Squadron Commander Campanez

Benoît Allemane
A police officer questioning Laurent Kirchner

Albert Augier
An inspector working for Commissioner Bonetti

René Bouloc
A police officer questioning Laurent Kirchner

Jacques Brunet
The police officer who arrests Matteo

Gérard Chevalier

Jacques Debary
President of the Senate, Vauquier's father
- Luce Garcia-Ville
Luce Garcia-Ville
Christian Solnes's agent
- Arnold Gelderman
Arnold Gelderman

Jacques Gheusi

Daniel Kamwa

Catherine Lafond

Jacques Lalande
Mr. Boni, Bernard Vauquier's boss

Jacqueline Laurent
Bernard Vauquier's ex-wife

Pierre Mirat
The medical examiner
- Claudia Morin
Claudia Morin
Judge Souffries's wife

Pierre Plessis

Guy Rétoré

Jean Sagols
Constable Santini

Roger Souza
- Arch Taylor
Arch Taylor

Jean Turlier
Mr. Kirchner's lawyer
- Catherine Verlor
Catherine Verlor
Judge Souffries' Daughter
- Henri Villerouge
Henri Villerouge
A police officer questioning Matteo
- Yves Wecker
Yves Wecker
The Blackmailing Hippie

Gérard Jugnot
A coworker of Bernard Vauquier

Thierry Lhermitte
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house

Christian Clavier
A photojournalist at Bernard Vauquier's wife's house
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