Quartet Bestial

Movie
German title	Quartet Bestial
Original title	7 Morts sur Ordonnance
Country of production	France , Germany , Spain
original language	French
Publishing year	1975
length	105 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Jacques Rouffio
script	Georges Conchon , ; Jacques Rouffio , ; Jean-Louis Chevriér
production	Jacques Dorfmann
music	Philippe Sarde
camera	Andréas Winding
cut	Geneviève Winding
occupation
	Michel Piccoli : Pierre Losseray; Marina Vlady : Muriel Losseray; Gérard Depardieu : Dr. mountain; Jane Birkin : Jane Berg; Michel Auclair : Dr. Mathy; Antonio Ferrandis : Commissioner Giret; Monique Mélinand : Madame Giret; Charles Vanel : Brézé senior; Georg Marischka : Paul Brézé; Karl Schönböck : Joseph Brézé; Etienne Draber : Robert Brézé; Guy de Belleval : Henri Chantin-Brézé;

Quartet Bestial is a French drama from 1975 in which Michel Piccoli plays the leading role. The work of director Jacques Rouffio and screenwriter Georges Conchon is based on a true story that happened in Reims .

action

The heart surgeon Pierre Losseray leads a carefree, contemplative life with his wife in a small French town. When one of his patients does not survive the anesthesia , his honor is at stake. The local representative of the Brézé Medical Association urges Pierre to have his health checked - after all, Pierre had a heart attack not long ago . The resulting ECG shows slight abnormalities that already pose a safety risk for Pierre's operating room patients.

At a dinner with fellow doctors, Pierre learns of the tragic death of his professional colleague Dr. Mountain. The eccentric but thoroughly successful surgeon killed his family and then himself after being publicly exposed. The faded-in retrospectives show that the Brézé family, the majority of whom are surgeons in town, had brought about the disclosure of the scandal - Berg allegedly cheated while playing cards. It can therefore be assumed that the Brézé clan worked in a very similar way, i. H. with a strategic approach, also wants to eliminate Pierre as a competing surgeon. In the end, Pierre actually shoots his wife and himself, just like Dr. Mountain. Pierre would not have endured a demotion to general practitioner.

Locations

“Polyclinique Philippe Marcombes” in Clermont-Ferrand

The film was shot in Madrid and in the small French town of Clermont-Ferrand . For the exterior view of the clinic, the “Polyclinique Philippe Marcombes” in Art Deco style, a now disused building on the city's clinic premises, was chosen . Many other listed sights adorn the scenes of the action.