The Red Sweater
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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.
Director: Michel Drach
Top Cast
Serge Avédikian
Christian Ranucci
Michelle Marquais
Louise Mathon, la mère
Claire Deluca
Mademoiselle le juge d
Roland Bertin
Le commissaire Robiana
Pierre Maguelon
L'inspecteur Commenci
Roger Ibáñez
M. Garcia, le père d'E
Jean Benguigui
Charlie, le journalist
Georges Beller
Gilles Chard, journali
Patrick Floersheim
Vincent Pasquini, le g