About
Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.
Director
Producer
Anthony Orliange
Music
Jérôme Plasseraud
Studio
CAPA, INA, France Télévisions, CNC
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →N
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)
D
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
O
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
H
Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
P
Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist
J
Jean Glavany
Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)
R
Robert Badinter
Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)
D
Dan Franck
Self : Friend and host of an Action Directe member, Writer & Screenwriter
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Noël Mamère
Self : TV Newsreader (Archive)
P
Patrick Stefanini
Self : Principal private Secretary of Robert Pandraud & Deputy Minister for Security (1986-1988)
