Considered by its author, Serge Leroy, to be his best film to date, The Track was made in 1974, and released to considerable critical acclaim in Paris. So far it has no U.S. distribution. Prior to The Track, Leroy had directed Le Ciel Est Blue (1970) and Le Mataf (1973); and since The Track, he has made Les Passagers (1976) and Attention! Les Enfants Regardent (1977). Upon its Paris release, Variety noted of Le Traque: “A crucible tale of a hunt bringing out the beast in the hunters rather than their prey. Though familiar, it still reflects a growing concern in local pictures to probe political, social and ethical aspects of the French psyche and personality. After the Occupation and racism, comes some meanness and corruption in a cross-section of small-town political and business figures. The hunt has two aggressive business types, a local rich man, an ex-army man, and others. The aforementioned two rape a young English schoolteacher who is looking at a house to rent. She manages to shoot one of her assailants and the rest hunt her down.”