The Poisoner

Original title: Marie Besnard l'empoisonneuse…
Duration: 187 min
Release date: 2006-09-03
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Loudun, October 1947. Leon Besnard and Marie celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniversary with friends and Ady, a former German prisoner they have "adopted". A few days later, Leon dies. Louise, a friend of the couple's and probably Leon's mistress claims that, on his deathbed, the deceased told her that Marie was poisoning him. The whole town soon condemns Marie and she is arrested and sent to jail. Did she really kill Léon as well as twelve other members of her family as she finds herself charged with?

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Marie Besnard l'empoisonneuse…

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Muriel Robin
Muriel Robin
as Marie Besnard
Mélanie Bernier
Mélanie Bernier
as Simone Roulier
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Jean-Yves Chatelais
as Léon Besnard
Mado Maurin
Mado Maurin
as Marie-Louise Davaillaud
Frank Geney
Frank Geney
as Ady
Annie Grégorio
Annie Grégorio
as Louise Pinson
Olivier Saladin
Olivier Saladin
as Auguste Leclerc
Gérard Chaillou
Gérard Chaillou
as Bodin
Marie-France Santon
Marie-France Santon
as Solange Trousseau
Grégory Fitoussi
Grégory Fitoussi
as Maître André Vidal
Pascal Rénéric
Pascal Rénéric
as Jacques
Philippe Magnan
Philippe Magnan
as Maître Gabard
Jean-Noël Brouté
Jean-Noël Brouté
as Inspector Lavalette
Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois
as Doctor Vallois
Maëva Pasquali
Maëva Pasquali
as Marylou
Anne Loiret
Anne Loiret
as Thérèse Roulier, Simone's mother
Anne Girouard
Anne Girouard
as Henriette, postwoman
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Gaston, gravedigger
Nicolas Jouhet
Nicolas Jouhet
as René Davaillaud
Marie-Hélène Lentini
Marie-Hélène Lentini
as Mrs. Rossignol
Maria Ducceschi
Maria Ducceschi
as Mrs. Duzac
Stéphane Jobert
Stéphane Jobert
as Garnier
Zazie Delem
Zazie Delem
as Ginette Baujan
Vincent Duviau
Vincent Duviau
as Célestin Fichet
Jean-Pierre Alessandrini
Jean-Pierre Alessandrini
as Mr. Bonbour
Maurice Antoni
Maurice Antoni
as Frédéric Joliot-Curie
François Aramburu
François Aramburu
as Pixier
Marie Berto
Marie Berto
as Chief supervisor
Pascal Besson
Pascal Besson
as Journalist
Cécile Bois
Cécile Bois
as Maître Chantal Jacquemin
Mathieu Bonnet
Mathieu Bonnet
as Medical student
Olivier Brocheriou
Olivier Brocheriou
as Jean-Claude Bodin
Julien Cafaro
Julien Cafaro
as Doctor Cellier
René Carton
René Carton
as Professor Griffon
Bastien Clerin
Bastien Clerin
as Choirboy
Laurent Cotillard
Laurent Cotillard
as Customer of Bodin’s café
Alain Debruyne
Alain Debruyne
as General advocate of Paris
Max Delor
Max Delor
as Professor Kohn-Abres
Michel Deshayes
Michel Deshayes
as Journalist
Philippe du Janerand
Philippe du Janerand
as President Guirec
Philippe Faure
Philippe Faure
as Professor Peccoux
Norbert Ferrer
Norbert Ferrer
as RTF technician
Frédérique Gautier
Frédérique Gautier
as Mrs. Vidal mother
Benoît Georges
Benoît Georges
as Professor Ollivier
Didier Gourdin
Didier Gourdin
as Caricature artist
Peter Huc
Peter Huc
as Laboratory operator
Pierre Laroche
Pierre Laroche
as President Boissier
Jacques Leplus
Jacques Leplus
as Professor Kelling
Gérard Levoyer
Gérard Levoyer
as Customer of Bodin’s café
Pascal Lifschutz
Pascal Lifschutz
as The wine merchant
François Loiseau
François Loiseau
as Journalist
Françoise Loreau
Françoise Loreau
as Warden
Jérémy Martin
Jérémy Martin
as RTF technician
Régine Mondion
Régine Mondion
as Inmate
Thierry Nenez
Thierry Nenez
as Journalist
André Penvern
André Penvern
as Professor Boiledieu
Kévin Petureau
Kévin Petureau
as Medical student
Edouard Pretet
Edouard Pretet
as Court clerk
Jean-Marc Roulot
Jean-Marc Roulot
as Professor Perrot
Joe Sheridan
Joe Sheridan
as English journalist
Jean-Louis Stanek
Jean-Louis Stanek
as Journalist
Olga Vincent
Olga Vincent
as RTF's makeup artist
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