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About
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Theatrical
Dec 8, 1969
Box Office
$83K
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Valoria Films, Reggane Films, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Original Language
French
Keywords
corruption
assassination
central intelligence agency (cia)
greece
fascism
pacifism
investigation
politics
government
police
coup d'etat
anti-communism
cover-up
conspiracy
police corruption
political assassination
justice
right wing
government corruption
military coup
dreyfus affair
rally
far right
greek military junta
far-right organization
power
direct
Quotes
See all →A Tense Family Dinner Conversation
La mère de Nick
Come and eat.
Nick
He killed a man.
La mère de Nick
What man?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Accusations of Communism and Class Struggles
Examining Magistrate
You're a Communist.
Vago
Me?
Examining Magistrate
You and Yago. You're friends. It was something you let slip out: "A rich man catches a cold, we poor still have to work or we die." Then you caught yourself and stopped.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →Y
Yves Montand
Z
I
Irene Papas
Hélène
J
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Examining Magistrate
J
Jacques Perrin
Photojournalist
C
Charles Denner
Manuel
F
François Périer
Public Prosecutor
B
Bernard Fresson
Matt
P
Pierre Dux
Gendarmerie General Missou
G
Georges Géret
Nick
M
Magali Noël
Nick's Sister
M
Marcel Bozzuffi
Vago
J
Julien Guiomar
Gendarmerie Colonel
R
Renato Salvatori
Yago
J
Jean Bouise
Deputy Georges Pirou
C
Clotilde Joano
Shoula
M
Maurice Baquet
Heroic Bricklayer
H
Habib Reda
Deputy Public Prosecutor
H
Hassan El-Hassani
General's Chauffeur
G
Gérard Darrieu
Barone
J
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Pierre
