Film

The North Star

1982 · 2h 4m · Crime · Drama · Thriller

IMDb

6.5

Edouard Binet, an aimless Frenchman, has been travelling in North Africa for many years, and is sailing to Belgium. En route, he meets Sylvie Baron. He introduces her to Nemrod Lobetoum, a rich Egyptian carrying valuable jewelry, and Sylvie and Nemrod become friends. Their friendship escalates to love, which makes Edouard jealous. Days later, Edouard arrives at a rooming house owned by Mme. Louise Baron, Sylvie's mother, wearing blood-stained clothes. It appears that Nemrod was killed on a train after he arrived in France, but Edouard denies any knowledge of what happened. Sylvie suspects that Edouard is responsible for Nemrod's death, but by now her mother has become Edouard's ally.

Simone Signoret

Mme Louise Baron

Philippe Noiret

Edouard Binet

Fanny Cottençon

Sylvie Baron

Julie Jézéquel

Antoinette Baron

Liliana Gerace

Jasmina

Gamil Ratib

Nemrod Lobetoum

Jean-Yves Chatelais

Valesco

Jean Dautremay

l'ingénieur

Pierre Forget

Albert

Jean-Pierre Klein

Moïse

Jean Rougerie

Monsieur Baron

Dominique Zardi

Le concierge de l'hôtel

Patricia Malvoisin

Arlette

• Pierre Granier-DeferreDirector · Writer
• Jean AurencheWriter
• Michel GrisoliaWriter
• Georges SimenonNovel
• Alain SardeProducer
• Pierre-William GlennDirector of Photography
• Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
• Jean RavelEditor

Release date

March 31, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

16

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller