Blood Relatives
Seen it?1978 | 100 min | Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- One for book lovers and crime fans. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. Sits nicely alongside The Big Sleep or Presumed Innocent.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
A Montreal police inspector cracks a murder case with clues from the victim's diary.
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
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Claude Chabrol
- Donald SutherlandSteve Carella
- Aude LandryPatricia
- Lisa LangloisMuriel
- Laurent MaletAndrew
- Walter MasseyM. Lowery
- Micheline LanctôtMrs Carella
- Stéphane AudranMme Lowery
- Donald PleasenceJames Doniac
- David HemmingsArmstrong
- Kenny IrelandSgt. Bert Klinger