Les Avocats du Diable (1981)
In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.
- Released
- 1981-05-19
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- André Cayatte, André Cayatte, Henri Coupon
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Laurent Malet as Maître Pierre Chabrier
- Anne-Marie Philipe as Isabelle Chabrier
- Mohamed Zinet as Mechtir
- Raymond Gérôme as Maître Jules Corvisart
- Michel Auclair as Maître Orsini Belcourt
- Amidou as Leader of the FLN
- Michel Beaune as Commissioner of General Intelligence
- Victor Garrivier as Criminal prosecutor
- Henri-Jacques Huet as Prefect
- Jacques Mauclair as President of the military court
- Roland Monod as Franciscan
- Badredinne Bekkouche