Released:
1979-10-07

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.

Director:
Michel Drach

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

• 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