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Malevil is a french film of genre Drama directed by Christian de Chalonge with Michel Serrault

Malevil (1981)

Malevil
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Length 2h
OriginFrance
Rating64% 3.245293.245293.245293.245293.24529

Malevil is a 1981 post-apocalyptic French film directed by Christian de Chalonge. It's the adaptation of the 1972 science fiction novel Malevil by Robert Merle.

Synopsis

Vivant avec leur famille dans un petit bourg campagnard du centre de la France nommé « Malevil », le maire, le pharmacien, des cultivateurs, commerçants, une vieille femme et un simple d'esprit se réunissent dans une grande cave viticole pour débattre d'un banal sujet administratif, un beau jour ensoleillé à la fin de l'été. Soudain, le petit poste de radio qu'écoute le benêt ne capte plus aucune fréquence. Quelques instants plus tard, une considérable explosion retentit ainsi qu'un violent et long éclair qu'ils aperçoivent sous la porte d'entrée. Le bruit, la chaleur intense, l'humidité qui suinte des murs les assomment tous.

Actors

Michel Serrault

(Emmanuel Comte)Jacques Dutronc

(Colin)Jean-Louis Trintignant

(Fulbert)Jacques Villeret

(Momo)Robert Dhéry

(Peyssou)
And :
Hanns Zischler
Pénélope Palmer
Jean Leuvrais
Jacqueline Parent
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