The Red Sweater

Original title: Le Pull-over rouge

Duration: 120 min

Release date: 1979-10-07

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A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.

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Le Pull-over rouge

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Serge Avédikian

Serge Avédikian

as Christian Ranucci

Michelle Marquais

Michelle Marquais

as Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci

as Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction

as Le commissaire Robiana

Pierre Maguelon

Pierre Maguelon

as L'inspecteur Commenci

as M. Garcia, le père d'Elisa

as Charlie, le journaliste

as Gilles Chard, journaliste

Patrick Floersheim

Patrick Floersheim

as Vincent Pasquini, le garagiste

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