A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
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Henri Nassiet
- Le président du tribunal
- (as Henry Nassiet)
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- TriviaFor those who are somewhat mystified by the concept of the "investigating magistrates" in the French legal system, I strongly recommend the hit French television series Engrenages (Spiral), now in its 8th season. In this series, Philippe Duclos brilliantly inhabits the role of Françoise Roban, the deeply flawed but apparently most incorruptible investigating magistrate in the entire justice apparatus.
- ConnectionsFeatured in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
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Among the poor Carné's production of the sixties / seventies,"Les Assassins de l'Ordre" is certainly the most watchable.A story of a judge (Brel) investigating Police corruption ,it looks like an André Cayatte work .Like in the latter's contemporary effort ("Mourir d' Aimer" ) you can feel the May 68 zeitgeist all through the movie.It badly dates the work ,and the students demonstrations were already cinema clichés.Carné's directing is sometimes ponderous but the actors survive :Jacques Brel ,Michael Lonsdale,Catherine Rouvel and Charles Denner are all excellent.
Note:Didier Haudepin,who plays the judge's son, was once the marvelous Alexandre in Jean Delannoy's overlooked "Les Amitiés Particulières" (1964).
Note:Didier Haudepin,who plays the judge's son, was once the marvelous Alexandre in Jean Delannoy's overlooked "Les Amitiés Particulières" (1964).
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- Apr 15, 2007
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- Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(main location)
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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By what name was Les assassins de l'ordre (1971) officially released in Canada in English?
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