Deep Water (1981): Cast
Deep Water is a 1981 drama thriller directed by Michel Deville, starring Isabelle Huppert as Mélanie, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Robin Renucci. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Michel Deville
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Eléfilm
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Deep Water About?
The premise of Deep Water without spoilers.
Set on the island of Jersey off the French coast, Mélanie—a strikingly beautiful woman with a magnetic personality—flits from one inconsequential romance to another. Her older husband Victor, a perfumer, watches these affairs with a detached, almost indifferent tolerance, underscoring the emptiness of their marriage.
Deep Water Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female full frontal nudity
- getting away with murder
- wanting a divorce
- unhappy marriage
- extramarital affair
- dysfunctional couple
- promiscuous wife
- seduction game
- female nudity
- love
- adultery
- woman with short hair
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- one breast exposed
- flirty wife
- cuckolded husband
- older man younger woman marriage
- female rear nudity
- husband murders his wife's lover
- marital problem
- husband wife relationship
- infidelity
- unfaithfulness
- murder ruled as accidental death
- considering divorce
- disposing of a dead body
- throwing a body off a cliff
- bedtime story
- neglected wife
- blown cover
- undercover detective
- case dismissed
- accusation of murder
- murder by drowning
- drowning someone
- piano four hands
- jealous husband
- perfume business
- veiled threat
- false confession to murder
- 1980s
- jersey island
- family relationships
- foreign language adaptation
- unsolved crime
- swimming pool
- rich couple
- private detective
- pianist
- perfume
- beaten to death
Deep Water Cast & Characters
Isabelle Huppert leads the cast as Mélanie, with Jean-Louis Trintignant as Vic and Robin Renucci as Ralph. Directed by Michel Deville; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Michel Deville
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Isabelle Huppert as Mélanie - Jean-Louis Trintignant as Vic
- Robin Renucci as Ralph
- Evelyne Didi as Evelyn Cowan
Also Starring in Deep Water
· 14 more- Philippe Clévenot Henri Valette
- Jean-Michel Dupuis Philip Cowan
- Bernard Freyd Havermal
- Bruce Myers Cameron
- Maurice Jacquemont Dr. Franklin
- Christian Benedetti Carlo
- Pierre Vial Judge
- Éric Frey Denis Miller
- Amélie Prévost Marie Valette
- Sylvie Orcier Jeanne Miller
- Bertrand Bonvoisin Carpentier
- Jean-Luc Moreau Joël
- Martine Costes Julie's Mother
- Sandrine Kljajic Marion
Deep Water Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Syvissä vesissä” and “Mély vizek”.
- Also known as
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- Syvissä vesissä
- Mély vizek
- A Vítima por Testemunha
- Глубокие воды
- Acque profonde
- Stille Wasser
- Aguas profundas
- Głębokie wody
- Дълбока вода
- 水深火热
- 딥 워터
- Vítima por Testemunha
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- Hluboké vody
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Deep Water FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Deep Water, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Deep Water?
Deep Water runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Deep Water released?
Deep Water was released on December 16, 1981.
Who directed Deep Water?
Deep Water was directed by Michel Deville.
More films by Michel Deville Who is in the cast of Deep Water?
Deep Water stars Isabelle Huppert as Mélanie, Jean-Louis Trintignant as Vic and Robin Renucci as Ralph, among 18 credited actors.
Does Deep Water have a post-credit scene?
No. Deep Water has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Deep Water in?
The original language of Deep Water is French.
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