The Third Lover

The Third Lover

A Feature film by Claude Chabrol

Produced by Rome-Paris Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Release in France : 02/05/1962

Synopsis

In this psychological thriller, French journalist Mercier is sent to West Germany on assignment. He meets a seemingly-happily married couple, a German writer and his French wife. Mercier has eyes for the married woman, and his interference leads the husband to fly into a jealous rage and stab his wife.

Source : allmovie.com

Actors (9)

Jacques Charrier

Jacques Charrier

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Walter Reyer

Erika Tweer

Michael Munzer

Claude Romet

Daniel Boulanger

Daniel Boulanger

André Badin

Claude Chabrol

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producers :

Rome-Paris Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

French distribution :

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Film exports/foreign sales :

StudioCanal Films Limited

Full credits (16)

Assistant Director :

Francis Cognany

Producer :

Georges de Beauregard

Co-producer :

Sound Recordist :

Jean-Claude Marchetti

Production manager :

Assistant editor :

Monique Gaillard

Music Composer :

Still Photographer :

Raymond Cauchetier

Dialogue Writer :

Screenwriter :

Director of Photography :

Camera Operator :

Editor :

Jacques Gaillard

Continuity supervisors :

Aurore Chabrol, Suzon Faye

Costume designer :

Location Manager :

Jean-François Adam

Technical details

Feature film

Genres :

Fiction

Production language :

French

Coproducer countries :

France, Italy

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

Majority French (France, Italy)

Production year :

1962

French release :

02/05/1962

Runtime :

1 h 20 min

Current status :

Released

Visa number :

25363

Visa issue date :

02/05/1962

Approval :

Unknown

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Black & White

Audio format :

Mono

Posters (1)

Director

Claude Chabrol

Day of the Crows (2010), Gainsbourg: Je t'aime...Moi non plus (2009), Inspector Bellamy (2008)

Festival Selections

Lisbon - French Film Festival - 2016

Lisbon - French Film Festival (Portugal, 2016)

Selection

Selection