---
title: 'This Man Must Die (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-man-must-die-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064861/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Man Must Die (1969)

1969 · 112 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Que la bête meure

## Synopsis

This Man Must Die, also titled Killer! in the UK, is a 1969 French–Italian psychological thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1938 novel The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis, writing as Nicholas Blake. The story follows a widower who, obsessed with revenge after his only son is killed in a hit-and-run incident, tracks down the driver with the intent to kill him.

## 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), [Cecil Day-Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-day-lewis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pierre Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-jansen)
- **Producer:** [André Génovès](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-genoves)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Rabier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rabier)

## Cast

- [Jean Yanne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-yanne)
- [Dominique Zardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-zardi)
- [Michel Charrel](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-charrel)
- [Raymone Duchâteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymone-duchateau)
- [Michel Duchaussoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-duchaussoy)
- [Maurice Pialat](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-pialat)
- [Marc di Napoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-di-napoli)
- [Jean-Louis Maury](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-maury)
- [Anouk Ferjac](https://cinepixo.com/people/anouk-ferjac)
- [Louise Chevalier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-chevalier)
- [Caroline Cellier](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-cellier)

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