This Man Must Die
| This Man Must Die | |
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| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Written by | Claude Chabrol Paul Gégauff |
| Based on | The Beast Must Die by Cecil Day-Lewis |
| Produced by | André Génovès |
| Starring | Michel Duchaussoy Caroline Cellier Jean Yanne |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Edited by | Jacques Gaillard |
| Music by | Pierre Jansen |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique (CFDC) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
This Man Must Die (French: Que la bête meure), 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.