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The Red Sweater

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.

1979 |2h 0m |  Drama, Crime

Cast

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Serge Avédikian

Christian Ranucci

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Michelle Marquais

Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci

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Claire Deluca

Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction

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Roland Bertin

Le commissaire Robiana

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Pierre Maguelon

L'inspecteur Commenci

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Roger Ibáñez

M. Garcia, le père d'Elisa

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Jean Benguigui

Charlie, le journaliste

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Georges Beller

Gilles Chard, journaliste

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Patrick Floersheim

Vincent Pasquini, le garagiste

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Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

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