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Accusé Mendès France

  • TV Movie
  • 20112011
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
26
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Accusé Mendès France (2011)
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A few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged an... Read allA few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged and lead by Marshall Pétain, the former deputy prepares his defense with his lawyers, explai... Read allA few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged and lead by Marshall Pétain, the former deputy prepares his defense with his lawyers, explaining why he left the country in June 1940 to North Africa on board the liner Massilia.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
26
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  • Director
    • Laurent Heynemann
  • Writers
    • Jean-Denis Bredin(book: Un tribunal au garde-à-vous)
    • Alain Le Henry
  • Stars
    • Bruno Solo
    • Jacques Spiesser
    • Didier Bénureau
  • Director
    • Laurent Heynemann
  • Writers
    • Jean-Denis Bredin(book: Un tribunal au garde-à-vous)
    • Alain Le Henry
  • Stars
    • Bruno Solo
    • Jacques Spiesser
    • Didier Bénureau
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    • 1User review
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    Laurent Heynemann and Bruno Solo in Accusé Mendès France (2011)
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    Bruno Solo
    • Pierre Mendès France
    Jacques Spiesser
    Jacques Spiesser
    • Le président Perré
    Didier Bénureau
    • Le juge Leprêtre
    Jean-Claude Dauphin
    • Maître Fonlupt
    Julien Lucas
    • Maître Rochat
    Pierre Aussedat
    Pierre Aussedat
    • General D'Astier
    Cécile Bois
    Cécile Bois
    • Epouse lepretre
    Patrice Bouret
    • Albert Chichery
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    • Commissaire Degache
    Gérard Caillaud
    • Le colonel Bailly
    Emmanuel Chanal
    • Le moel
    Antoine Coesens
    • Officier de base
    Henry Combaud
    • Journaliste 2
    Bernard Cupillard
    • Le colonel Lucien
    Laurent D'Olce
    • Drouhet
    • (as Laurent D'Olcé)
    Michel Durantin
    • Lieutenant prison
    Philippe Fasquel
    • Avocat en tenue
    Dominique Freydefont
    • Médecin prison
    • Director
      • Laurent Heynemann
    • Writers
      • Jean-Denis Bredin(book: Un tribunal au garde-à-vous)
      • Alain Le Henry
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    7/10
    Good historic/ biopic of a WWII French hero.
    This French film has a few well known French actors, an excellent reconstruction of the epoch of course, and a rather unlikely hero, which makes him more believable. He's got the best lines on all occasions, but is rather plump, not young, rather short, is only accompanied by his devoted sister (no woman/ love interest in the story). In short, this is not your classical Hollywood movie about a prison escape with Nicholas Cage :).

    The political-judiciary system doesn't look very well in this movie, for the dice is cast beforehand. Pierre is even accused of being a Jew, by fake witness who end up being franc masons, unmasked publicly by bright Pierre, who defends himself like a lion. Our hero is aided by the masterful Jean-Claude Dauphin, well known in the French TV for he played the top notch savvy lawyer "Serge N'Guyen" in the TV series "Avocats & associés", a French "Law and order", also with many seasons. The "bad judge" is played by Didier Bénureau, also with a long career in cinema. One thing I liked is that we see Pierre having doubts, making mistakes, loosing hope. A human hero.

    The film takes place mainly in the corridors of justice and is basically his trial, but it isn't slow due do a good script.

    Enjoy!
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    • stuka24
    • Dec 11, 2011

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 2011 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le pire des crimes
    • Filming locations
      • Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
    • Production companies
      • Effervescence
      • France Télévisions
      • TV5MONDE
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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