Mortelle Randonnée is a 1983 French

Cinema of France

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 thriller film inspired by the novel Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm

Marc Behm

Marc Behm was an American novelist, actor and screenwriter, who lived as an expatriate in France....

. Directed by filmmaker Claude Miller

Claude Miller

Claude Miller is a French film director, producer and screenwriter.-Career:Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the Service Cinéma de l'Armée...

, the film stars Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...

 as The "Eye" Beauvoir, Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress with five, for Possession , One Deadly Summer , Camille Claudel , Queen Margot and Skirt Day...

 as Catherine, and Geneviève Page

Geneviève Page

Geneviève Page is a leading French actress with a film career spanning fifty years. She is the daughter of Jacques Paul Bonjean , a well known French art-collector.-Career:...

 as Mme. Schmidt-Boulanger. The film had a total of 916,868 admissions in France.

Mortelle Randonnée was released in the United States

United States

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 as Deadly Circuit and in the United Kingdom

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 as Deadly Run. The film was re-made in 1999 as Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder (film)

Eye of the Beholder is a 1999 thriller film starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd, based on the novel of the same name by Marc Behm. It was written and directed by Stephan Elliott...

.

Plot

The plot revolves around Catherine, a serial killer

Serial killer

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 who seduces men and then murders them throughout countries in Europe

Europe

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. Catherine is trailed by the detective The "Eye" Beauvoir who fantasizes that she is his long-lost daughter and disposes of her trail of corpses to foil the police. Catherine has a real love affair with a blind architect (Sami Frey

Sami Frey

Sami Frey, born Samuel Frei is a French actor. Perhaps his most famous films are En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud and Bande à part...

) but The "Eye" 's jealousy causes the man's death. Catherine returns to her psychotic killing. As the police dragnet closes in, Catherine and The Eye have their final showdown.