Summary When the police find Simone seated near her husband's corpse it is predictable that she is charged with the murder. Jean-Pierre Laubray is appointed counsel for the defence. He begins an inquiry into the case and he finds out that the murdered man had killed a barman in a robbery the night before. He finds out as well he was a leg-man of Cristiani's for his election campaign. He tries to contact Juliette, Cristiani's daughter, and he discovers that also Bruno, Juliette's brother, died that same night in a car accident... View more details
Directed : Nadine Trintignant
Written : Alain Corneau Nadine Trintignant
Stars : Jean-Louis Trintignant Charles Denner Michel Bouquet Juliet Berto
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Aug 29, 1973
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : French
Production companies : Medusa Distribuzione Lira Films
Summary When the police find Simone seated near her husband's corpse it is predictable that she is charged with the murder. Jean-Pierre Laubray is appointed counsel for the defence. He begins an inquiry into the case and he finds out that the murdered man had killed a barman in a robbery the night before. He finds out as well he was a leg-man of Cristiani's for his election campaign. He tries to contact Juliette, Cristiani's daughter, and he discovers that also Bruno, Juliette's brother, died that same night in a car accident... View more details
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama
Release date : Aug 29, 1973
Countries of origin : Italy France
Language : French
Production companies : Medusa Distribuzione Lira Films
