Défense de savoir

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Défense de savoir

1973

1h 39m

5.6(9 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does everything in his power to expose the truth.

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27 members

Acting

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Pierre Laubray

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Michel Bouquet

Paul Cristiani

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Charles Denner

Jean Ravier

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Juliet Berto

Juliette Cristiani

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Bernadette Lafont

Simone

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Marie Trintignant

Marie

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Pierre Santini

Jean

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Barbara Laage

Mrs. Christiani

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Claude Piéplu

Descarnes

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Carlo De Mejo

Bruno Christiani

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Yves Afonso

Unknown Role

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Norma Bengell

Juditte

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Serge Marquand

Unknown Role

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Marc Eyraud

Witness

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Gilberte Géniat

Unknown Role

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André Rouyer

Unknown Role

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Antoine Marin

Unknown Role

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Michel Berto

Unknown Role

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Danielle Durou

Unknown Role

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Luce Marquand

Unknown Role

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Jacques Ouvrier

Unknown Role

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Clément Harari

Unknown Role

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Benoît Ferreux

Unknown Role

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Fabien Ferreux

Unknown Role

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Nicole Vervil

Unknown Role

Editing

Carole Marquand

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Yvan Chiffre

The team

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