La machine (1994)

Country of Origin: France / Germany
Year of Production: 1994
Running Times: 96 mins
Length: 2671 metres
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: France 2 Cinéma / Hachette Première / M6 Films / Prima / Studio Babelsberg
Producers: Patrick Bordier, Bernard Bouix, René Cleitman, Ingrid Windisch
Unit Production Manager: Francis Barrois

SCRIPT
Script: François Dupeyron
Novel: René Belletto

DIRECTION
Directed by: François Dupeyron
1st Assistant Director: Catherine Joubé

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dietrich Lohmann
Camera / Steadicam Operator: Marc Koninckx
1st Assistant Camera: Christophe Beaucarne
Gaffer: Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Electricians: Jean-François Drigeard, Franck Fiquet, Eric Gies, Jean-Pierre Voisin

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Noëlle Boisson

MUSIC
Music by: Michel Portal

SOUND
Sound: Pierre Gamet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gérard Lamps
Sound Editor: Nadine Muse
Sound Effects Editor: Jean-Noël Yven

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Elisabeth Tavernier

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Georges Demétrau

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Christian Guillon, Frederic Moreau
Digital Effects Artist: Christian Foucher
Digital Artist: Pierre Biecher
Digital Compositor: Christian Rajaud

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorator: Carlos Conti

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Bénédicte Kermadec
Production Assistant: Nicolas Davy
Production Secretary: Élizabeth Boorn

LOCATIONS
Locations: Berlin, Germany
Studio: Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

CASTING
Casting by: Jeanne Biras

CAST
Gérard Depardieu (Dr Marc Lacroix)
Nathalie Baye (Marie Lacroix)
Didier Bourdon (Michel Zyto)
Natalia Wörner (Marianne)
Erwan Baynaud (Léonard Lacroix)
Claude Berri (Hugues)
Marc Andréoni (le gardien)
Alain Azerot (un infirmier)
Wilfred Benaïche (le patient)
Christian Bujeau (martial)
Julie Depardieu (une infirmière)
Patty Hannock (Marie-Thérèse)
Arsène Jiroyan (le réceptionniste)
Christian Pereira (le docteur fabricant)
Christian Ruché (Cédric)
Pascal Ternisien (l'automobiliste)
Aude Thirion (une infirmière)
Alexis Nitzer

PLOT SUMMARY

Psychiatrist Marc Lacroix has built a machine that allows him to see into the mind of any person hooked up with him. But when he tests it on serial killer Zyto, the machine switches their brains - and Zyto is free to kill again.

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: Playarte Home Vídeo

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Concorde-Castle Rock / Turner
DVD Distributors: Galileo Medien AG

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Sogepaq Distribución

USA
Video Distributors: Polygram Video; USA Films

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Iceland
Rating: 16

Spain
Rating: 18

AWARDS

1997
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn Awards)
Best Home Video Release - nominated

TIMELINE

1994
November
30: France - theatrical release

December
2: Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical release

1995
February
10: Spain - theatrical release

May
18: Germany - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

A doctor's obsession... A killer's madness... The machine that made them one.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

La machine - un corpo in prestito - Italian title
La machine - Spanish title
Die Maschine - Germany title
Memórias Do Mal - Brazilian title
Pahan Pyöveli - Finnish title
Perigo Alucinante - Portuguese title

KEYWORDS

body swaps, book into film, machines, psychiatrists, serial killers

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009