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Les Avocats du Diable (1981)

Overview

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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.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
racismjusticealgerian war (1954-62)guerre algérie
André Cayatte

Director

André Cayatte

ReleasedMay 19, 1981
Runtime1h 19m
StatusReleased
SFP
Antenne 2

Top Cast

Laurent Malet

Laurent Malet

Maître Pierre Chabrier

Anne-Marie Philipe

Anne-Marie Philipe

Isabelle Chabrier

Mohamed Zinet

Mohamed Zinet

Mechtir

Raymond Gérôme

Raymond Gérôme

Maître Jules Corvisart

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Maître Orsini Belcourt

Amidou

Amidou

Leader of the FLN

Michel Beaune

Michel Beaune

Commissioner of General Intelligence

Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

Criminal prosecutor

Henri-Jacques Huet

Henri-Jacques Huet

Prefect

Jacques Mauclair

Jacques Mauclair

President of the military court

Roland Monod

Roland Monod

Franciscan

Jean Berger

Jean Berger

René Camoin

René Camoin

President of the correctional court

Charles Charras

Charles Charras

Batonnier

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