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Overview
In Nazi-occupied France, a German officer is assassinated. The Germans demand justice, and the Vichy government is quick to capitulate. Unable to apprehend the actual culprits, Minister of Justice Joseph Barthélémy decides the execution of token Frenchmen will suffice, but the problem is finding judges and jurors eager to participate in a sham trial of innocent men. The solution is a Special Section, a court comprised of individuals handpicked for this exact purpose.
Director and cast
- Costa-Gavras Director
- Louis Seigner as Le garde des Sceaux Joseph Barthélémy
- Michael Lonsdale as Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur
- Claude Piéplu as Bénon - le président de la section spéciale
- Pierre Dux as Le procureur général Cavarroc
- Heinz Bennent as Le major Beumelburg
- Michel Galabru as Le président Cournet
- Roland Bertin as Georges Dayras
- Hans Richter as Le général Otto von Stülpnagel
- Julien Bertheau as L'avocat général Victor Dupuich
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