The Red Sweater
movie
Released October 07, 1979
Overview
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.
Cast
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
