Synopsis
In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons. Under police interrogation, Dominici confesses to have killed the family and it looks certain that he will be charged, tried and sentenced to death. But then the case begins to collapse. The old man retracts his confession and the lack of evidence against him becomes apparent…
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude Bernard-AubertDirector
- Daniel BoulangerScreenplay
- Louis-Émile GaleyWriter
- Claude Bernard-AubertScreenplay
- Alain GoraguerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean GabinGaston Dominici
- Victor LanouxGustave Dominici
- Max AmylLawyer Emile Pollack
- Paul CrauchetCommissioner Sébeille
- Gérard DepardieuZézé Perrin
- Henri VilbertPresident of the Correctional
- Gérard DarrieuClovis Dominici
- Jean-Pierre CastaldiFirst journalist
- Jeanne AllardAugusta Callat
- Michel BertayPériez, investigating judge
- Geneviève FontanelYvette Dominici
- Jacques RichardDeputy Commissioner
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Themes
witness to murderfalse witness