Weak Spot

Weak Spot

Directed by	Peter Fleischmann
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière Martin Walser
Produced by	Véra Belmont
Starring	Michel Piccoli Ugo Tognazzi
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Claudine Bouché
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	1975 (1975)
Running time	110 minutes
Language	French

Weak Spot (French: La faille, Italian: La smagliatura, German: Der dritte Grad) is a 1975 French-Italian-German thriller film directed by Peter Fleischmann. It is based on a novel by Antonis Samarakis.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Michel Piccoli: Michel
Ugo Tognazzi: Ugo
Mario Adorf: Manager
Adriana Asti: Ugo's Girlfriend
Dimos Starenios: Police superintendent
Thymios Karakatsanis: Hairdresser

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

External links

Weak Spot at IMDb

Peter Fleischmann
Films directed	Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969) Havoc (1972) (1975) The Hamburg Syndrome (1979) Hard to Be a God (1989)
Film written only	Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986)

Jean-Claude Carrière
Films written	The Suitor (1962) Heureux Anniversaire (1962) Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Yo Yo (1965) Long Live Maria! (1965) Attack of the Robots (1966) The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966) Hotel Paradiso (1966) The Thief of Paris (1967) Belle de Jour (1967) Pour un amour lointain (1968) The Great Love (1969) The Milky Way (1969) La Piscine (1969) Borsalino (1970) The Wedding Ring (1970) Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (1971) Taking Off (1971) The Outside Man (1972) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Liza (1972) The Monk (1972) The Phantom of Liberty (1974) The Woman in Red Boots (1974) Serious as Pleasure (1975) La Chair de l'orchidée (1975) (1975) Scrambled Eggs (1976) Le Gang (1977) That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978) Surprise Sock (1978) Jigsaw (1979) The Tin Drum (1979) Return to the Beloved (1979) The Associate (1979) Every Man for Himself (1980) The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) Passion (1982) The General of the Dead Army (1983) Danton (1983) Swann in Love (1984) Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986) The Last Image (1986) Max mon amour (1986) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) The Possessed (1988) The Bengali Night (1988) Valmont (1989) Hard to Be a God (1989) The Mahabharata (1989) May Fools (1990) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) The Return of Casanova (1992) The Night and the Moment (1995) The Horseman on the Roof (1995) The Ogre (1996) Chinese Box (1997) War in the Highlands (1998) Birth (2004) Goya's Ghosts (2006) Ulzhan (2007) The Artist and the Model (2012) The Patience Stone (2012) In the Shadow of Women (2015) Lover for a Day (2017) A Faithful Man (2018) At Eternity's Gate (2018) The Salt of Tears (2020) The Crusade (2021) Land of Dreams (2021) The Plough (2023)
Stage works	The Mahabharata (1985) Clara (1998) Wagner Dream (2007)
TV series written	The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1964)
Books written	The Power of Buddhism (1999)

Martin Walser
Novels	Marriage in Philippsburg (1957) Anselm Kristlein trilogy (1960–1973) Runaway Horse (1978) A Gushing Fountain (1998) A Man in Love (2008)
Screenplays	Havoc (1972) (1975)
Adaptations	The Unicorn (1978 film) Runaway Horse (2007 film)