The Red Sweater
Le Pull-over rouge
Release: 1979-10-07
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 5.4
Drama
Crime
A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Gaumont
Cast
Roland Bertin
as Le commissaire Robiana
Pierre Maguelon
as L'inspecteur Commenci
Roger Ibáñez
as M. Garcia, le père d'Elisa
Georges Beller
as Gilles Chard, journaliste
Patrick Floersheim
as Vincent Pasquini, le garagiste
Serge Avédikian
as Christian Ranucci
Michelle Marquais
as Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci
Claire Deluca
as Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction
Jean Benguigui
as Charlie, le journaliste
