---
title: 'The Cry of the Owl (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cry-of-the-owl-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cry of the Owl (1987)

1987 · 104 min · Drama, Crime · France, Italy

Original title: Le Cri du hibou

## Synopsis

The Cry of the Owl is a 1987 French-Italian psychological thriller film, adapted from the 1962 novel The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith. The film was directed by Claude Chabrol and stars Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May and Virginie Thévenet.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Matthieu Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthieu-chabrol)
- **Producer:** [Antonio Passalia](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-passalia)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Rabier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rabier)
- **Editor:** [Monique Fardoulis](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-fardoulis)

## Cast

- [Patrice Kerbrat](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-kerbrat)
- [Christophe Malavoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-malavoy)
- [Virginie Thévenet](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginie-thevenet)
- [Dominique Zardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-zardi)
- [Charles Millot](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-millot)
- [Albert Dray](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-dray)
- [Jean-Pierre Kalfon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-kalfon)
- [Victor Garrivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garrivier)
- [Gilles Dreu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-dreu)
- [Jacques Brunet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-brunet)
- [Jacques Penot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-penot)
- [Jean-Claude Lecas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-lecas)
- [Henri Attal](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-attal)
- [Mathilda May](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathilda-may)

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