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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jean-claude Lecas

Jean-claude Lecas appears in Le cri du hibou, the film adaptation of the book by Patricia Highsmith The Cry of the Owl, first published in 1962.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Le cri du hibou. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1962 book, The Cry of the Owl
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The Cry of the Owl
Patricia Highsmith, 1962
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Le cri du hibou
Claude Chabrol, 1987

Parisian illustrator Robert becomes obsessed with a young woman, Juliette. Night after night, Robert sneaks around the house to catch a glimpse of Juliette, until one day he finally gathers the courage to introduce himself. Juliette realizes that she is not happy with her fiancé, Patrick, and leaves him to be with Robert. Robert in turn is not happy with Juliette’s obtrusive advances.