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La Machine
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La Machine 1977 Directed by Paul Vecchiali

Pierre Lentier murders an 8-year-old in horrendous circumstances. This 30-something solitary factory worker who lives on the edge of society is sentenced to death. A damning indictment of the death penalty and the manipulative behaviour of the media.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company Diagonale
Release Date 17 September 1977
100 mins
Cast
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Christophe Bouvet Pierre Lentier
Sonia Saviange
Sonia Saviange Jeanne Dumont, la mère de Pierre
Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand Le juge d'instruction
Maurice Gautier
Maurice Gautier Le commissaire de police
Danièle Gain
Danièle Gain Suzy
Frédéric Norbert
Frédéric Norbert Fred
Michel Delahaye
Michel Delahaye Platon
Jean-Claude Guiguet
Jean-Claude Guiguet Mistigri
Marie-Claude Treilhou
Marie-Claude Treilhou Mimine
Gérard Blain
Gérard Blain Le journaliste
Louis Lyonnet
Louis Lyonnet Un psychiatre
Paulette Bouvet
Paulette Bouvet Lina
Hélène Surgère
Hélène Surgère Une psychiatre
Philippe Nahoun
Philippe Nahoun Le médecin légiste
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali Maître Altiani
Michèle Amiel
Michèle Amiel Une journaliste
Max Amyl
Max Amyl Un officiel
Jean Launay
Jean Launay Un officiel
Crew
Director
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali
Producer
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali
Cinematography
Georges Strouvé
Georges Strouvé
Composer
Roland Vincent
Roland Vincent
Editors
Françoise Merville
Françoise Merville
Franck Mathieu
Franck Mathieu
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali
Sound
Antoine Bonfanti
Antoine Bonfanti
Jean-François Chevalier
Jean-François Chevalier