

In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
1985, French. Directed by Pierre Clémenti.
300 kilos of heroin have disappeared in Necrocity, a city of terror—a city of night—where Captain Speed has a gang and the government hides the dead. An experimental crime film considered to be a landmark of Parisian underground cinema.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Pierre ClémentiDirector
- Pierre ClémentiGeneral Korzacouille / Flash
- Achmi GachemHassan, sexual bougnoule
- Jean-Pierre KalfonCaptain Speed
- Simon ReggianiSim, the assassin
- Gérard ZalcbergInspector 'Chauve-souris'
- Nadine Hermand-Clémenti'Seringue'
- Jean-Claude MillerInspector 'Crapaud'
- Ricky DarlingGod Salingre
- Olivier CorneilleCaptain Speed’s agent
- Dominique GreenbergCast
- Dominique GoronNurse
- Denis PetitmermetNurse
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1985
- Original title
- À l'ombre de la canaille bleue
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Achmi Gachem
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In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1985. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal?
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal (1985) was directed by Pierre Clémenti and stars Pierre Clémenti, Achmi Gachem, Jean-Pierre Kalfon.