Rider on the Rain

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Rider on the Rain ★★★ Lepas-sager de la Pluie 1970

A young housewife is viciously raped by an escaped sex maniac. She kills him and disposes of his body, not knowing that he is being relentlessly pursued by mysterious American Bronson. Suspenseful, French-made thriller featuring one of Bronson's best performances. 115m/C VHS, DVD . FR Marlene Jobert, Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland; D: Rene Clement. Golden Globes '71: Foreign Film.