The Beast

The Beast

5.4IMDb Score
Released:1975-08-20
Duration:98 min
Country:France
Director:Walerian Borowczyk
Actors:Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Pierre Benedetti, Guy Tréjan
Production:Argos films

Overview:

The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity.

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