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Les dossiers de l'écran

Les avocats du diable
TV Episode | 79 min

Telefilm specially designed and produced for "Dossiers de L'Écran". In April 1958, in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian against paratroopers who had beaten him. ...See moreTelefilm specially designed and produced for "Dossiers de L'Écran". In April 1958, in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian against paratroopers who had beaten him. Maître Orsini-Belcourt, their lawyer, gives this banal affair a political coloring which the prosecutor further accentuates. The young lawyer, who is not however politically involved, loses his composure and sharply attacks the magistrate, thus unwittingly acquiring the reputation of an ally of the FLN. He was asked shortly after to defend a Muslim who was risking his head. The accused is convicted. Then there will be another Algerian whom he will save before the military tribunal. Having become a renowned lawyer, he took on more and more cases relating to the Algerian war. One day he is called to La Santé prison due to a riot and finds himself faced with a crucial choice: engage in the battle by agreeing to deliver a message from an inmate or respect professional rules. Guided by his conscience, he finally decides to warn the person threatened with indictment. Troubles ensued, including indictment before the council of the order, where he was defended and saved by his political opponent, Orsini-Belcourt. He demonstrates that in political affairs, the lawyer is the only defender of freedom, a "devil's advocate". Written by Antenne 2 See less
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May 19, 1981 (France)

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33 cast members
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Laurent Malet
Maître Pierre Chabrier Maître Pierre Chabrier   See fewer
Anne-Marie Philipe
Isabelle Chabrier Isabelle Chabrier   See fewer
Michel Auclair
Maître Orsini-Belcourt Maître Orsini-Belcourt   See fewer
Raymond Gérôme
Maître Jules Corvisart Maître Jules Corvisart   See fewer
Hubert Gignoux
Le procureur / Prosecutor Le procureur / Prosecutor   See fewer
Jacques Mauclair
Le président du tribunal militaire Le président du tribunal militaire   See fewer
Mohamed Zinet
Mechtir Mechtir   See fewer
Catherine Alcover
L'avocate de la société Feracier L'avocate de la société Feracier   See fewer
Amidou
Le chef du FLN Le chef du FLN   See fewer
Michèle Amiel
La greffière du tribunal de commerce La greffière du tribunal de commerce   See fewer
Waffa Bakhouche
Madame Mechtir Madame Mechtir   See fewer
Bruno Bardy
Un policier des Renseignements Généraux Un policier des Renseignements Généraux   See fewer
Michel Beaune
Le commissaire des Renseignements Généraux Le commissaire des Renseignements Généraux   See fewer
Jacques Bretonnière
Le client véreux Le client véreux   See fewer
René Breuil
Le jeune substitut Le jeune substitut   See fewer
René Camoin
Le président de la correctionnelle Le président de la correctionnelle   See fewer
Louis Castel
Le chef de cabinet du préfet Le chef de cabinet du préfet   See fewer
Charles Charras
Le bâtonnier Le bâtonnier   See fewer
Victor Garrivier
Le procureur de la correctionnelle Le procureur de la correctionnelle   See fewer
André Haber
Le commissaire du gouvernement Le commissaire du gouvernement   See fewer
Henri-Jacques Huet
Le préfet Le préfet   See fewer
Alain Janey
Le juge d'instruction Le juge d'instruction   See fewer
Jacques Lalande
L'avocat général L'avocat général   See fewer
Jean Luisi
Le surveillant-chef Le surveillant-chef   See fewer
Denis Manuel
Alberge Alberge   See fewer
Roland Monod
Le franciscain Le franciscain   See fewer
Pierre Negre
Le procureur de la république (as Pierre Nègre) Le procureur de la république (as Pierre Nègre)   See fewer
Loïc Pichon
Un policier des Renseignements Généraux Un policier des Renseignements Généraux   See fewer
Mostéfa Stiti
Slimane Slimane   See fewer
Gaston Vacchia
Le président du tribunal de commerce Le président du tribunal de commerce   See fewer
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