Les Avocats du Diable (1981)
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.
- Date of release
- 1981-05-19
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Director
- André Cayatte
Casting
- Laurent Malet — Maître Pierre Chabrier
- Anne-Marie Philipe — Isabelle Chabrier
- Mohamed Zinet — Mechtir
- Raymond Gérôme — Maître Jules Corvisart
- Michel Auclair — Maître Orsini Belcourt
- Amidou — Leader of the FLN
- Michel Beaune — Commissioner of General Intelligence
- Victor Garrivier — Criminal prosecutor
- Henri-Jacques Huet — Prefect
- Jacques Mauclair — President of the military court
- Roland Monod — Franciscan
- Badredinne Bekkouche
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