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The Man Who Loved Zoos poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.9 / 100
1987·Crime / Thriller·1h 30m

THE MAN WHO LOVED ZOOS

Amanda Weber is a museum employee. Her nephew, Victorien, who feels that wild animals should not be kept in zoos, while hitchhiking saw a mysterious bus with 50 dead tourists that later was found by autorities at the bottom of a lake. When Victorien gets in very serious problems due to what he saw Amanda seeks to find out what happened and soon also becomes a target.

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Jean-Pierre Mocky·DirectorJean-Pierre Mocky·ScreenplayWilliam Lubtchansky·Director of PhotographyGabriel Yared·Original Music ComposerJean-Pierre Mocky·Editor
Cast
Catherine Deneuve·Amanda WeberRichard Bohringer·AlexTom Novembre·VictorienDominique Lavanant·KarenKristin Scott Thomas·JuliePierre Arditi·StanislasSophie Moyse·DelphineHervé Pauchon·TonyVincent FerniotDominique Zardi·Landlord
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Jean-Pierre Mocky·Director
Writing· 1
Jean-Pierre Mocky·Screenplay
Camera· 1
William Lubtchansky·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Jean-Pierre Mocky·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Gabriel Yared·Original Music ComposerJean-Bernard Thomasson·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 3
Michèle Abbé-Vannier·Art DirectionCaroline de Vivaise·Costume DesignRonaldo Abreu·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Maurice Bernart·Producer
By the Numbers
58.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
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