---
title: 'L''étrangleur (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Vecchiali'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/letrangleur-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199175/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# L'étrangleur (1972)

1972 · 93 min · Crime · France

Original title: L'Étrangleur

## Synopsis

The Strangler is a 1970 French psychological thriller by Paul Vecchiali which centers on a young man named Emile who strangles women who are depressed for mercy, because of the childhood trauma he endured, as the police try to catch the killer. The film was restored in 2023.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jacques Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-perrin)
- **Director:** [Paul Vecchiali](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vecchiali)

## Cast

- [Andrée Tainsy](https://cinepixo.com/people/andree-tainsy)
- [Henri Courseaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-courseaux)
- [Sandra Julien](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-julien)
- [Liza Braconnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/liza-braconnier)
- [Nicole Courcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-courcel)
- [Marcel Gassouk](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-gassouk)
- [Paul Barge](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-barge-2)
- [Jean-Pierre Miquel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-miquel)
- [Jacques Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-perrin)
- [Jacqueline Danno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-danno)
- [Julien Guiomar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-guiomar)
- [Hélène Surgère](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-surgere)
- [Hugues Quester](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugues-quester)
- [Germaine de France](https://cinepixo.com/people/germaine-de-france)
- [Jean-Claude Guiguet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-guiguet)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/letrangleur-1972
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