The Bitch
Seen it?1984 | 90 min | Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Wrath of Man or Frenzy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After serving time for sexual assault, a disgraced cop finds work as a private detective and becomes enmeshed in a bizarre web that includes a gangster and his former girlfriend…the same woman who sent the cop to prison years before.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christine Pascal
- Isabelle HuppertAline Kaminker
- Richard BerryLucien Sabatier
- Vittorio MezzogiornoMax Halimi
- Jean BenguiguiRony
- Clément HarariClément Weber
- Jean-Claude LeguayBrunet
- Jenny ClèveMadame Beffroit
- Jean-Pierre BagotMonsieur Beffroit
- Jean-Pierre MoulinCordet
- Daniel JégouDujarric