Summary
Raymond Villiers, a former dance champion, lives on the banks of a
Parisian canal with his wife Evelyn. When a disfigured colonel
shows up and threatens physical harm unless he settles his gambling
debt, Raymond is sent into a state of panic and turns to his friends
for support. These include Margos, a restaurant owner who thinks
only of his ill-health, and Zizi, an old newspaper seller who, despite
his racist views, has a kind regard for Zouzou, a child of African
origin. Meanwhile, a mentally disturbed man
named Jérémie is scouring the area in search of women he
can strangle with his scarf, which is embroidered with an
ibis. When Raymond and Margos are killed by
Jérémie, Zizi holds himself to blame for their deaths and
decides to confess to the killings...
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Credits
- Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
- Script: Fredric Brown (novel), Jean-Pierre Mocky, André Ruellan
- Photo: Marcel Weiss
- Music: Éric Demarsan
- Cast: Michel Simon (Zizi), Michel Serrault (Jérémie), Michel Galabru (Raymond Viliers), Jean Le Poulain (Margos), Evelyne Buyle (Evelyne Viliers), Karen Nielsen (Sophie), Jean Cherlian (L’interprète grec), François Bouchex (Attalone), Jacques Fortunas (Le commissaire Boucher), Michel Francini (Ratin), Georges Lucas (Un brigadier), Antoine Mayor (Le chauffeur de taxi), Barbara Val (La colonelle), Maurice Vallier (Hervé), Rosine Young (Elisabeth Lolo), Dominique Zardi (Saddo, le voyou)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: The Red Ibis
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