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The Wounded Man

The Wounded Man

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The Wounded Man

"Out of the Shadows."

1983

1h 50m

5.7(39 votes)

Romance

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A fleeting encounter in a train station draws a withdrawn young man into a shadowy world of desire and danger. As obsession deepens, innocence destroyed, and an irreversible transformation begins.

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Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma

Gaumont

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Henri

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jean Lerman

Roland Bertin

Roland Bertin

Bosmans

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Elisabeth

Claude Berri

Claude Berri

Client

Hammou Graïa

Hammou Graïa

Young Man at the Train Station

Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Crying Man

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Henri's Father

Annick Alane

Annick Alane

Henri's Mother

Sophie Edmond

Sophie Edmond

Henri's Sister

Creative team

Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Written by: Hervé Guibert
Patrice Chéreau
Produced by: Ariel Zeitoun
Claude Berri

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