Le Fou
- Feature
- 1970
- 87 Minutes
- Switzerland
- Language: French
George takes care of his invalid wife and holds down a full-time job but is forced into retirement for health reasons. When an investment firm wipes out his life savings, George takes up a life of crime. He is soon driven to the brink of insanity over the unfortunate series of events that transpire.
Director: Claude Goretta
Screenwriter: Claude Goretta
Production Company: Group 5, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
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Cast and Crew
Screenwriter: Claude Goretta
Producer: Michel Bühler, Claude Goretta
Editor: Eliane Heimo
Music: Guy Bovet
Sound: Marcel Sommerer
DOP / Camera: Eduard Winiger, Jean Zeller
Cast: François Simon, Camille Fournier, Arnold Walter
Director
Claude Goretta
Claude Goretta was born on June 23, 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Lacemaker (1977), The Invitation (1973) and La provinciale (1980). He died on February 20, 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.