Les Avocats du Diable

1h 19min

TV Movie

Drama

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.

Cast

Laurent Malet

Laurent Malet

Maître Pierre Chabrier
Anne-Marie Philipe

Anne-Marie Philipe

Isabelle Chabrier
Raymond Gérôme

Raymond Gérôme

Maître Jules Corvisart
Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Maître Orsini Belcourt
Amidou

Amidou

Leader of the FLN
Michel Beaune

Michel Beaune

Commissioner of General Intelligence
Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

Criminal prosecutor
Jacques Mauclair

Jacques Mauclair

President of the military court
Roland Monod

Roland Monod

Franciscan
René Camoin

René Camoin

President of the correctional court
Hubert Gignoux

Hubert Gignoux

Prosecutor
Alain Janey

Alain Janey

Investigating judge
Jacques Lalande

Jacques Lalande

General advocate
Pierre Nègre

Pierre Nègre

Public prosecutor

Release date

19th May 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français