The Mushroom (1970 film)
# The Mushroom (1970 film)

The Mushroom (French: Le champignon, Italian: L'assassino colpisce all'alba, also known as The Murderer Strikes at Dawn, The Killer Strikes at Dawn and L’assassin frappe à l’aube) is a 1970 French-Italian crime film written and directed by Marc Simenon.

## Plot

A physician, growing distant from his workaholic wife, befriends an artist. After a night spent drinking and taking hallucinogenic mushroom with the artist, the physician discovers that his wife had died, and begins to question what took place.

## Cast

* Mylène Demongeot as Anne Calder
* Alida Valli as Linda Benson
* Jean-Claude Bouillon as Éric Calder
* Catherine Allégret as Jeannette
* Philippe Monnet as Gaëtan
* Jean Claudio as Kogan
* Georges Géret as Kurt
* François Simon as Le Juge
