La Horse
1970
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A crime. a case. a young Depardieu. an old Gabin. the tension. and the impecable story about family, tradition, guilt and justice. a film about the way to explore a case , having the right story, the best cast. and, sure, a huge Jean Gabin in a role of his last years. a film who propose questions. in the manner to convince. to change rules. to open new perspectives. one of works presenting the ...
L'Affaire Dominici, the film that dramatised this cause célèbre, was made at a time, in the early 1970s, when public distrust in the judiciary was mushrooming and the movement to abolish capital punishment in France was rapidly gaining momentum. Some high profile failings of the French judicial system (of which the Dominici Affair was just ...
- Claude Bernard-Aubert
Mar 7, 1973 · L'affaire Dominici: Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert. With Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay, Jean-Pierre Castaldi. This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952.
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- Crime, Drama, History
- Claude Bernard-Aubert
- 1973-03-07
Daniel Boulanger. Screenplay, Story. Louis-Émile Galey. Writer. In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons.
In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons. Under police interrogation, Dominici confesses to have killed the family and it looks certain that he will be charged, tried and ...
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- Bocaccio Films
- Claude Bernard-Aubert
Film Movie Reviews L'affaire Dominici — 1973. L'affaire Dominici. 1973. 1h 45m. Not Rated. Crime/Drama/History. Advertisement. Cast.
In 1950s France, an old peasant patriarch was tried for the murder of a family of British campers. At the time, the case was a cause célèbre all over France. This movie made the old case famous all over again. At the time of his capture, Dominici (Jean Gabin) was adamant that he committed the crime.
