

Stranger in the House
1992-10-03 · 104 min · ★ 6.5
Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.
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- Directors
- Georges Lautner
- Production companies
- Annabel Productions, Canal+, Les Films Alain Sarde, TF1 Films Production
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoLoursat
Renée FaureFine
Cristiana RéaliIsabelle Loursat
Sébastien TavelManu
François PerrotCommissaire Bient
Geneviève PageBernadette
Sandrine KiberlainMarie Maitray
Georges BenoîtL'inspecteur
Robert HosseinNarrator (voice)
Henri AttalUn policier au tribunal (uncredited)
Olivier ProustDocteur Maitray
Odette LaurePatronne du bordel
Yan DuffasPascal Abecassis
Pierre VernierLe président du tribunal
Jean-Louis RichardL'avocat
Guy TréjanMaitre Rimbaud
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