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The Crimson Rivers ()

Les rivières pourpres (original title)
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A murder detective must follow the footsteps of a brutal killer within the secrets of a classist college.
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Pierre Niemans
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Max Kerkerian
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Fanny Ferreira / Judith Herault (as Nadia Fares)
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Sister Andrée
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Captain Dahmane
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Dr. Bernard Chernezé
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The Dean
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Pathologist
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Headmistress
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Man at Petrol Station
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Hubert, the Dean's Son
Robert Gendreu ...
Cemetery Warden
Christophe Bernard ...
Skinhead #1
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Skinhead #2 (as Nicky Naude)
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Sarzac Policeman #1
Olivier Rousset ...
Sarzac Policeman #2
Françoise Loreau ...
Nun in Convent
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Computer Technician
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Computer Cop
Sami Zitouni ...
Youth #1 on Sarzac Estate
Slim Zitouni ...
Youth #2 on Sarzac Estate
Christophe Rossignon ...
Policeman in Station Wagon on Bridge
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Policeman with Theory
Alexis Robin ...
Blind Child with Dog
Alain Guerillot ...
Skinhead Cafe Owner
Laurent Avare ...
Rémy Caillois
Olivier Morel ...
Philippe Sertys
Vincent Skimenti ...
Policeman (as Vincent Schimenti)

Directed by

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Written by

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Jean-Christophe Grangé ... (novel "Red Blood Rivers")
 
Jean-Christophe Grangé ... (screenplay) and
Mathieu Kassovitz ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Jérôme Chalou ... line producer
Alain Goldman ... producer
Catherine Morisse ... associate producer

Music by

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Bruno Coulais

Cinematography by

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Thierry Arbogast

Editing by

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Maryline Monthieux

Editorial Department

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Miguel Bejo ... telecine dailies colorist
Virginie Bruant ... assistant editor
Agathe Cauvin ... assistant editor
Sandro Lavezzi ... apprentice editor
Yvan Lucas ... color timer
Soazic Veillon ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Pierre-Jacques Bénichou

Production Design by

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Thierry Flamand

Set Decoration by

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Cécilia Blom

Costume Design by

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Sandrine Follet
Julie Mauduech

Makeup Department

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Aurora Bergere ... makeup artist
Christophe Chabenet ... special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Ferry ... special makeup effects artist
Denis Gastouet ... special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Greco ... makeup artist
Karina Gruais ... makeup artist
Patrice Iva ... key hair stylist
Frédéric Lainé ... special makeup effects artist
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini ... special makeup effects artist
Nathalie Tissier ... key makeup artist / makeup designer

Production Management

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Jean-Louis Bergamini ... assistant unit manager
Sylvain Bouladoux ... unit manager
Jérôme Chalou ... production manager
Dominique Dubreuil ... assistant unit manager
Guinal Riou ... unit manager trainee
Antoine Vierny ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Diane ... trainee assistant director
Pascal Guérin ... second assistant director
Mathieu Hiltzer ... additional second assistant director
Valérie Othnin-Girard ... first assistant director
Raphaëlle Piani ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Jean-Marc Auriol ... painter: art department
Luc Compère ... construction manager
Farid Kermici ... storyboard artist
Sandrine Magner ... art department accountant
Emmanuel Marais ... assistant art director
Manuel Mougin ... property master
Muriel Nicolle ... sculptor
Stanislas Reydellet ... assistant art director
Manuel Swieton ... carpenter
Jean-Claude Tenes ... construction manager
Alain Veyssier ... first assistant art director (as Alain Veissier)
Marc Thiébault ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Philippe Amouroux ... re-recording mixer
Nicolas Becker ... sound effects
Anne Delacour ... dialogue editor
Michel Filippi ... adr supervisor
Cyril Holtz ... re-recording mixer
Vincent Montrobert ... assistant sound editor
Vincent Tulli ... sound editor / sound
Emmanuel Ughetto ... boom operator
Ken Yasumoto ... avalanche sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Pascal Buron ... special effects production
Pascal Molina ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Agnès Berger Sébenne ... visual effects producer (as Agnès Sébenne)
Laurent Borenstein ... visual effects technical director
Alain Boutillier ... digital artist
Stephanie Boutinaud ... digital artist
Christophe Courgeau ... lead matte painter
Nabila Daniault ... digital grader
Fabrice Delapierre ... animator
Sophie Denize ... visual effects coordinator
Yann Doray ... compositor
Arnaud Fouquet ... digital artist
David François ... digital compositor
Gilles Gaillard ... digital grader: Mikrosimage
Christian Guillon ... visual effects director: L'EST
Benoit Holl ... animator
Krao ... visual effects supervisor
Philippe Leprince ... effects technical director
Jean Baptiste Lère ... 3d supervisor
Gaston Marcotti ... digital artist
Nicolas Rey ... 3d supervisor
Stéphane Richez ... matchmove artist
Julien Rousseau ... rotoscoper
Gaël Seydoux ... lighting technical director: MikrosImage
Malek Touzani ... animator

Stunts

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Virginie Arnaud ... stunts
Alain Barbier ... stunts
Rémi Canaple ... assistant stunt coordinator / stunts
Patrick Cauderlier ... stunt coordinator
Jean-Claude Lagniez ... stunt driver
Sébastien Lagniez ... stunt double
Mael Lamberton ... stunt rigger
Nicky Naudé ... fight arranger
Catherine Robert ... stunts
Dany Roca ... stunts
Patrick Steltzer ... stunts
Gilles Conseil ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Campbell ... crane operator: Technocrane
Emmanuel de Fleury ... assistant camera
Patrick de Ranter ... steadicam operator
Jean-Marie Delorme ... aerial assistant camera
Georges Diane ... camera operator
Bruno Dubet ... key grip
Xavier Embry ... grip
Guy Ferrandis ... still photographer
Gil Fontbonne ... key grip
Monika Jeziorowska ... still photographer (as Mimka Jeziorowska)
Eric Larsen ... dailies
Dominique Legueux ... key grip
Sophie Lelou ... electric intern (as Sophie Mollard)
Nicolas Massart ... assistant camera
Yves Michaud ... steadicam operator
Vincent Muller ... focus puller
Xavier Renaudot ... electrician
Bruno Roza ... grip
Daniel Savary ... aerial assistant camera
Nicolas Sommermeyer ... best boy grip
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud ... steadicam operator
Patrick Vobecourt ... electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dorothée Lissac ... costumer

Music Department

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Jean-Philippe Audin ... cello
Stéphane Briand ... assistant music mixer (as Stephane Briand) / mixed by
Marc Chantereau ... percussion
Bruno Coulais ... orchestrator
Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris ... music played by (as Paris Philharmonic Orchestra)
Raoul Duflot-Vérez ... keyboards
Laura Giansily ... assistant music supervisor
Françoise Gnéri ... viola
Christophe Guiot ... conductor
Alain Kouznetzoff ... violin
Philippe Laffont ... mixed by / music mixer / music recordist
Maxime Lefevre ... music recordist
Michel Peyratout ... double bass
Slim Pezin ... guitar / music supervisor
Stéphane Reichart ... assistant music recordist (as Stephane Reichart)
Benjamin Caillaud ... assistant music recordist (uncredited)
Frankii Elliott ... composer: additional music US/international versions (uncredited) / composer: trailer US /international versions (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Michèle Andreucci ... continuity
Nathalie Vierny ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Stéphane Bourdon ... armourer
Pascal Brun ... helicopter services
Audrey Mery ... production secretary
Jurgen Proschinger ... post-production deal broker

Production Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Parisian murder detective commissioner Pierre Niemans is called to Guernon, a self-sufficient, prestigious university in a mountain valley, to investigate the murder on 32-year old professor and librarian Rémy Caillois, whose corpse was found 50 meters high on a steep mountain side, naked, horribly covered in bruises and bleeding wounds, the result of some five hours of bestial torture including quasi-surgical amputation of hands cauterized to prevent bleeding to death- and eyes. Guernon is a closed society of virtually incestuous scientists, de facto succeeding to their parents' posts; the eye-doctor, formerly on the staff, says hereditary genetic diseases are the price of such elitism, but in recent years spread to the simple farming families. Inspector Max Kerkerian examines two crimes in the town: a school break-in with theft of old photos and archive papers as well as a graveyard desecration of Judith Herault, the daughter of local nun Andrée, who lives in a dark cell since 15 years and mumbles the demons who made an attempt of both of their lives have returned to prevent the child endanger their secret. As both police investigations continue, the loner sleuths meet; secrets and other corpses are found, till it all ties together. Written by KGF Vissers

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Also Known As
  • Les Rivières pourpres (France)
  • Crimson River (Japan, English title)
  • The Crimson Rivers (Canada, English title)
  • Crimson Rivers (India, English title)
  • The Crimson Rivers (United States)
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Runtime
  • 106 min
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Budget FRF95,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $60,132,548

Did You Know?

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Trivia Vincent Cassel broke his nose while filming the fight scene with the skinheads. See more »
Goofs Almost at the end of the movie, an EMT is putting an oxygen mask on one of the survivors. Blood is visible on the mask before it comes in contact with the blood on the survivor's face. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Crazy/Beautiful/Baby Boy/Pootie Tang/Lost and Delirious/The Crimson Rivers/Himalaya (2001). See more »
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Crazy Credits The Gaumont Films logo used is the 90s version (a trail of Gaumont logos opening up to a space with the current logo). A crimson river runs through the trail, leading to the space background at the end being shaded red. See more »
Quotes Fanny Ferreira: [descending into the crevasse] Welcome to the time machine, Commissaire.
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