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Les Avocats du Diable

Les Avocats du Diable

André Cayatte

1981

  • TV Movie
  • Drama
8.5

In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.

Cast & crew

  • André CayatteDirector
  • Laurent MaletMaître Pierre Chabrier
  • Anne-Marie PhilipeIsabelle Chabrier
  • Mohamed ZinetMechtir
  • Raymond GérômeMaître Jules Corvisart
  • Michel AuclairMaître Orsini Belcourt
  • AmidouLeader of the FLN
  • Michel BeauneCommissioner of General Intelligence
  • Victor GarrivierCriminal prosecutor

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