---
title: 'Death Rite (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-rite-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074843/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Rite (1976)

1976 · 94 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Les Magiciens

## Synopsis

Death Rite is a 1976 psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Claude Chabrol, and based on the novel Initiation au meurtre by Frédéric Dard.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol), [Paul Gégauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gegauff)
- **Producer:** [Tarak Ben Ammar](https://cinepixo.com/people/tarak-ben-ammar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Rabier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rabier)

## Cast

- [Gila von Weitershausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gila-von-weitershausen)
- [Franco Nero](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-nero)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Jean Rochefort](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rochefort)
- [Stefania Sandrelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefania-sandrelli)

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