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The Passerby

Original title: La passante du Sans-Souci
  • 19821982
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.1K
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Romy Schneider in The Passerby (1982)
Watch ’Bande-annonce version restaurée [OV]’
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  • Drama
Being imprisoned for murdering a politician, husband tells his wife why he did this.Being imprisoned for murdering a politician, husband tells his wife why he did this.Being imprisoned for murdering a politician, husband tells his wife why he did this.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jacques Rouffio
  • Writers
    • Jacques Rouffio(scenario and adaptation)
    • Jacques Kirsner(scenario and adaptation)
    • Joseph Kessel(novel)
  • Stars
    • Romy Schneider
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Helmut Griem
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jacques Rouffio
  • Writers
    • Jacques Rouffio(scenario and adaptation)
    • Jacques Kirsner(scenario and adaptation)
    • Joseph Kessel(novel)
  • Stars
    • Romy Schneider
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Helmut Griem
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Bande-annonce version restaurée [OV]
    Trailer 1:28
    Bande-annonce version restaurée [OV]

    Photos9

    Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli in The Passerby (1982)
    Mädchen in Uniform (1958)
    The Passerby (1982)
    Romy Schneider in The Passerby (1982)
    Romy Schneider and Wendelin Werner in The Passerby (1982)
    Romy Schneider and Helmut Griem in The Passerby (1982)
    Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli in The Passerby (1982)
    Romy Schneider and Wendelin Werner in The Passerby (1982)

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    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Elsa Wieneras Elsa Wiener…
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Max Baumsteinas Max Baumstein
    Helmut Griem
    Helmut Griem
    • Michel Wieneras Michel Wiener
    Dominique Labourier
    Dominique Labourier
    • Charlotte Maupasas Charlotte Maupas
    Gérard Klein
    Gérard Klein
    • Maurice Bouillardas Maurice Bouillard
    Mathieu Carrière
    Mathieu Carrière
    • Ruppert von Leggaertas Ruppert von Leggaert…
    Jacques Martin
    • Marcelas Marcel
    Wendelin Werner
    • Max Baumstein jeuneas Max Baumstein jeune
    Marcel Bozonnet
    • Mercieras Mercier
    Christiane Cohendy
    • Helene Nolinas Helene Nolin
    Pierre Michaël
    • Me Jouffroyas Me Jouffroy
    Véronique Silver
    • La présiidente du tribunalas La présiidente du tribunal
    Maria Schell
    Maria Schell
    • Anna Helwigas Anna Helwig
    Raymond Aquilon
    Béatrice Avoine
    Martine de Breteuil
    • Le professeur de philharmonieas Le professeur de philharmonie
    Arnaud Carbonnier
    Patricia Cartier
    • Director
      • Jacques Rouffio
    • Writers
      • Jacques Rouffio(scenario and adaptation)
      • Jacques Kirsner(scenario and adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Joseph Kessel(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Romy Schneider dedicated this - her last - movie to David and his father.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Romy (2009)

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Watch it for the lead actors
    Don't let the opportunity pass by to watch another movie with Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider.

    Don't expect anything. Strange enough, Kessel wrote great stuff, but in the end this one plot here doesn't cut it. It has holes between the original and the screenplay. So the plot moves along in a clever way, though continuously stumbling over its own feet. Like not using whatever the plot offers, but dragging in detail.

    I don't want to go into the spoiler section, therefore I offer a short sentence only on the ending: It doesn't fit. It isn't quite logic. And the very end looks like an effort in educating the audience. Why, actually, after a movie that has already been filled with ethic and moral goodness, and painted the bad guys in all possible shadows of black.

    Were it not for the fantastic three main characters, it would be thumbs down.
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    • May 14, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1982 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Spaziergängerin von Sans-Souci
    • Filming locations
      • Hansaviertel, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Elephant Production
      • Films A2
      • CCC-Filmkunst
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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