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Film / 1981
Les Avocats du Diable
Directed by
André Cayatte
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Laurent MaletMaître Pierre Chabrier
Anne-Marie PhilipeIsabelle Chabrier
Mohamed ZinetMechtir
Raymond GérômeMaître Jules Corvisart
Michel AuclairMaître Orsini Belcourt
AmidouLeader of the FLN
Michel BeauneCommissioner of General Intelligence
Victor GarrivierCriminal prosecutor
Henri-Jacques HuetPrefect
Jacques MauclairPresident of the military court
Roland MonodFranciscan
Badredinne Bekkouche
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