The Crimson Rivers
Mathieu Kassovitz, 2000
Blood Red Rivers
Jean-Christophe Grangé, 1998
The Crimson Rivers is a movie directed by Mathieu Kassovitz in 2000 and based on the book Blood Red Rivers by Jean-Christophe Grangé, first published in 1998. The movie features Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Fares, Dominique Sanda, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Karim Belkhadra, and others.
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Storyline
Detective Superintendent Pierre Niemans, a well-known Parisian police investigator, is sent to the small university town of Guernon in the French Alps to investigate a brutal murder. Niemans learns that the victim was a professor and the university’s librarian, Remy Callois, and he seeks out a local ophthalmologist for an explanation regarding the removal of the eyes.
Movie vs Book
Year
2000
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Crimson Rivers
Original title: Les rivières pourpres
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Country: France
Year: 2000
Length: 1h46m
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Year
1998
Pages
328
Book Rate
8.34
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Book
Blood Red Rivers
Original title: Les Rivières pourpres
Author: Jean-Christophe Grangé
Country: France
First published in: 1998
Length: 328 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Pierre Niémans
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