Polar

Polar is a 1984 French thriller directed by Jacques Bral, adapted from Jean-Patrick Manchette's crime novel Morgue pleine. The title itself borrows the French slang term for hardboiled crime fiction, signaling the film's roots in that dark, noir-inflected genre. No detailed plot summary survives in the sources consulted, but the cast notably includes Claude Chabrol, better known as a director, appearing here as an actor alongside Max Vialle, Hugues Quester and Jean-François Balmer. Bral also wrote the screenplay himself.