Rider on the Rain

Rider on the Rain

Who will he terrorise... Who will he attack... Who will be his next victim ?

1970 · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Melancolie Mau is a lonely woman on the French seaside who falls victim to a horrific rape, but she manages to turn the tables and kill her attacker. She chooses not to tell anyone and dumps the body, but it comes back to haunt her when a U.S. colonel arrives, mysteriously armed with full knowledge about her ordeal. However, he seems to have his own agenda, and it may concern Melancolie's absent husband.

Directed by René Clément · Written by Sébastien Japrisot

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