The Poisoner
Marie Besnard l'empoisonneuse…
Release: 2006-09-03
·Runtime: 187m
·★ 7.6
Drama
TV Movie
Loudun, October 1947. Leon Besnard and Marie celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniversary with friends and Ady, a former German prisoner they have "adopted". A few days later, Leon dies. Louise, a friend of the couple's and probably Leon's mistress claims that, on his deathbed, the deceased told her that Marie was poisoning him. The whole town soon condemns Marie and she is arrested and sent to jail. Did she really kill Léon as well as twelve other members of her family as she finds herself charged with?
Production Countries
France
Belgium
Production Companies
To Do Today Productions
RTBF
Ramona Productions
Cast
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Gaston, gravedigger
Edouard Pretet
as Court clerk
Mélanie Bernier
as Simone Roulier
Grégory Fitoussi
as Maître André Vidal
Cécile Bois
as Maître Chantal Jacquemin
Max Delor
as Professor Kohn-Abres
Jérémy Martin
as RTF technician
Kévin Petureau
as Medical student
Joe Sheridan
as English journalist
Norbert Ferrer
as RTF technician
Philippe Magnan
as Maître Gabard
Anne Girouard
as Henriette, postwoman
André Penvern
as Professor Boiledieu
Mado Maurin
as Marie-Louise Davaillaud
Marie-Hélène Lentini
as Mrs. Rossignol
Pierre Laroche
as President Boissier
Pascal Lifschutz
as The wine merchant
Muriel Robin
as Marie Besnard
Annie Grégorio
as Louise Pinson
Marie-France Santon
as Solange Trousseau
Alain Debruyne
as General advocate of Paris
Françoise Loreau
as Warden
Jean-Noël Brouté
as Inspector Lavalette
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Léon Besnard
Laurent Cotillard
as Customer of Bodin’s café
Anne Loiret
as Thérèse Roulier, Simone's mother
Stéphane Jobert
as Garnier
Zazie Delem
as Ginette Baujan
Régine Mondion
as Inmate
Pascal Rénéric
as Jacques
Jean-Paul Dubois
as Doctor Vallois
Peter Huc
as Laboratory operator
Thierry Nenez
as Journalist
Jean-Marc Roulot
as Professor Perrot
Gérard Chaillou
as Bodin
Philippe du Janerand
as President Guirec
Philippe Faure
as Professor Peccoux
Maria Ducceschi
as Mrs. Duzac
Marie Berto
as Chief supervisor
Pascal Besson
as Journalist
Olivier Saladin
as Auguste Leclerc
Frédérique Gautier
as Mrs. Vidal mother
Frank Geney
as Ady
Nicolas Jouhet
as René Davaillaud
Vincent Duviau
as Célestin Fichet
Maurice Antoni
as Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Olivier Brocheriou
as Jean-Claude Bodin
Julien Cafaro
as Doctor Cellier
Maëva Pasquali
as Marylou
René Carton
as Professor Griffon
