

120 minutes
10/7/1979
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.

Serge Avédikian
as Christian Ranucci

Michelle Marquais
as Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci

Claire Deluca
as Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction

Roland Bertin
as Le commissaire Robiana

Pierre Maguelon
as L'inspecteur Commenci

Roger Ibáñez
as M. Garcia, le père d'Elisa

Jean Benguigui
as Charlie, le journaliste

Georges Beller
as Gilles Chard, journaliste

Patrick Floersheim
as Vincent Pasquini, le garagiste