La Menace (1977): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1977, La Menace is an action, thriller and crime film directed by Alain Corneau, running about 117 minutes.

What it’s about. Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Savin and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Savin and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.

Who’s in it. La Menace stars Yves Montand as Henri Savin, Carole Laure as Julie Manet, Marie Dubois as Dominique Montlaur and Jean-François Balmer as l'inspecteur Waldeck, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, La Menace has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Menace page.

If you liked it. Fans of La Menace tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.