Summary
Le Matou is a French film first released in 1985,
directed by Jean Beaudin.
The film is based on a novel by Yves Beauchemin and stars Serge Dupire, Monique Spaziani, Jean Carmet, Julien Guiomar and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge.
It has also been released under the title: The Alley Cat.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Jean Beaudin
- Script: Yves Beauchemin (novel), Lise Lemay-Rousseau
- Photo: Claude Agostini
- Music: François Dompierre
- Cast: Serge Dupire (Florent Boissonneault), Monique Spaziani (Elise Boissonneault), Jean Carmet (Egon Ratablavasky), Julien Guiomar (Aurelien Picquot), Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (Monsieur Emile), Miguel Fernandes (Slipskin), Pierre Beaudry (Priest), Paul Berval (Monsieur St-Onge), Rita Bibeau (Mme. Meloche), Johanne Fontaine (Loretta Chuinard), Isabel García Lorca (Rosine), Patricia Karim (Mlle. Relique), Rita Lafontaine (Mme. Boissonneault), Pauline Lapointe (Rochel Gordin), Gaston Lepage (Bertrand), Julien Poulin (Rosaro Gladu), Francis Reddy (Ange-Albert), Sam Stone (Mr. Spufferbug), Mireille Thibault (Mme. Jobin)
- Country: Canada / France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 141 min
- Aka: The Alley Cat
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