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Set in 1765, during the reign of Louis XV, an epic adventure based in part on a well-known French legend. In a rural province of France, a mysterious creature is leaving a trail of mutilated corpses across the countryside, savagely killing scores of women and children. Unseen, possessed of enormous strength and a seemingly near-human intelligence, the beast has eluded capture for years. Desperate to... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 23 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 11, 2002 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence and gore, and sexuality/nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Focus
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$12,667,666 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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BBC,
(2 out of 5 stars) "...unsatisfying..." Full Review...
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Chicago Tribune,
(3 stars) "...will exhilarate some audiences and outrage others." Full Review...
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Evening Standard,
"...sensation and spectacle dominate." Full Review...
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Irish Times,
(4 stars) "...an absolute riot." Full Review...
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