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Les Avocats du Diable

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Les Avocats du Diable

10.0

1h 19m

1981

Synopsis

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.

Director

André Cayatte

TV MovieDrama

racismjusticealgerian war (1954-62)guerre algérie

Cast & Crew

Laurent Malet

Laurent Malet

as Maître Pierre Chabrier

Anne-Marie Philipe

Anne-Marie Philipe

as Isabelle Chabrier

Mohamed Zinet

Mohamed Zinet

as Mechtir

Raymond Gérôme

Raymond Gérôme

as Maître Jules Corvisart

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

as Maître Orsini Belcourt

Amidou

Amidou

as Leader of the FLN

Michel Beaune

Michel Beaune

as Commissioner of General Intelligence

Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

as Criminal prosecutor

Henri-Jacques Huet

Henri-Jacques Huet

as Prefect

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