Le Prix du danger (The Prize of Peril) (1982)
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Despite a fast-paced story that slams the broadcast industry and lotto mentality, this sci-fi action thriller emphasizes action over anxiety, and so its hunt-and-kill premise is less exciting than it sounds. Based on a Robert Sheckley tale, the action is brought about by a television show invented… More Despite a fast-paced story that slams the broadcast industry and lotto mentality, this sci-fi action thriller emphasizes action over anxiety, and so its hunt-and-kill premise is less exciting than it sounds. Based on a Robert Sheckley tale, the action is brought about by a television show invented by money-motivated executives with ratings on the brain. The idea is to choose someone from the vast sea of the unemployed and cast them as the "hunted," while five others are the "hunters." The prey receives a million dollars if he or she can outsmart the five hunters, and a hunter gets $100,000 for finding and killing their human target. François Jacquemard (Gerard Lanvin) is chosen to be the man who has to outsmart the five hitmen, and when he proves to be too good at it, the TV executives have to find a way to outsmart him. All the drama, from beginning to end, is played out under the watchful eyes of multiple TV cameras, on the ground and in the air, while blood-thirsty viewers stay glued to their sets like Romans watching the gladiators -- but unlike the Romans, they are regularly interrupted by those annoying commercial breaks. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Yves Boisset
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 26, 1983 Wide
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Cast
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Gérard Lanvin
as Francois Jacquemard
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Michel Piccoli
as Frederic Mallaire
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Marie-France Pisier
as Laurence Ballard
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Bruno Cremer
as Antoine Chirex
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Andrea Ferreol
as Elizabeth Worms
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Julien Bukowski
as Arnaud
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as Bertrand
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Henri-Jacques Huet
as Victor Segal
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Catherine Lachens
as Madelaine
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Gabrielle Lazure
as Marianne
- Jean Rougerie
- Jacques Chailleux
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Steve Kalfa
as Edouard
