The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.
Ratings
TMDB8.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- André CayatteDirector
- André CayatteScreenplay
- Henri CouponScreenplay
Cast
- Laurent MaletMaître Pierre Chabrier
- Anne-Marie PhilipeIsabelle Chabrier
- Mohamed ZinetMechtir
- Raymond GérômeMaître Jules Corvisart
- Michel AuclairMaître Orsini Belcourt
- AmidouLeader of the FLN
- Michel BeauneCommissioner of General Intelligence
- Victor GarrivierCriminal prosecutor
- Henri-Jacques HuetPrefect
- Jacques MauclairPresident of the military court
- Roland MonodFranciscan
- Badredinne BekkoucheCast
Stills
Themes
racismjusticealgerian war (1954-62)guerre algérie