The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired. Was it a political assassination or a vicious crime? Those who have known him loved him or hated him are interrogated by the police. Will the guilty person(s) be ferreted out?
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean DevaivreDirector
- Janine GrégoireScreenplay
- René MéjeanScreenplay
- Jean DevaivreScreenplay
Cast
- Jacques DumesnilPaul-Louis Courier
- Claude GéniaHerminie
- Aimé ClariondLe marquis de Siblas
- Pierre RenoirLe procureur
- Alfred AdamSymphorien Dubois
- Georges GreyPierre Dubois
- Pierre PalauLe juge d'instruction
- Arthur DevèreFrémont
- Héléna MansonMichèle Frémont
- Jacques DufilhoFrançois Sovignant
- René GéninLe maire d'Azay
- Jean VilarL'homme gris