---
title: 'Dog Day (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yves Boisset'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dog-day-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085289/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dog Day (1983)

1983 · 97 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United Kingdom, France

Original title: Canicule

## Synopsis

Dog Day is a 1984 French action thriller film directed by Yves Boisset starring Lee Marvin. A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession. The supporting cast includes Tina Louise and Juliette Mills. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Jean Vautrin, published in 1982.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yves Boisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-boisset)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Vautrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-vautrin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Lai](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lai)
- **Producer:** [Norbert Saada](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-saada)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Boffety](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-boffety)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Tina Louise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-louise)
- [Bernadette Lafont](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernadette-lafont)
- [Jean-Pierre Kalfon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-kalfon)
- [Lee Marvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marvin)
- [Victor Lanoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-lanoux)
- [Pierre Clémenti](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-clementi)
- [Jean-Roger Milo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-roger-milo)
- [Grace de Capitani](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-de-capitani)
- [David Bennent](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bennent)
- [Juliette Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-mills)
- [Marguerite Muni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-muni)
- [Miou-Miou](https://cinepixo.com/people/miou-miou)
- [Jean Carmet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-carmet)
- [Jean-Claude Dreyfus](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-dreyfus)
- [Henri Guybet](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-guybet)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dog-day-1983
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