Action directe, nos années de plomb
Action directe, nos années de plomb

Movie·2024

Action directe, nos années de plomb

Directed By

Virginie Linhart

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.

Producer

Anthony Orliange

Cinematography

Jérôme Colin

Music

Jérôme Plasseraud

Editor

Yohann Le Rallier

Themes

francepoliticsattackterrorismjusticedocumentarycrimefar-left

Production House

CAPA
INA
France Télévisions
CNC

Audience Score

65%

2 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

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Cast

Natacha Régnier

Natacha Régnier

Narrator (Voice over)

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician

Olivier Rolin

Olivier Rolin

Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer

Bernard Ripert

Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Marie-Christine Ételin

Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)

Henri Leclerc

Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon

Christian Ételin

Self : Lawyer of Action directe

Patricia Tourancheau

Self : Journalist

Hervé Brusini

Self : Journalist

Jo Querr

Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent

Jean-Louis Bruguière

Self : Investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs

Jean-Pierre Pochon

Self : General information counter-terrorism unit chief

Jean Glavany

Jean Glavany

Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)

Robert Badinter

Robert Badinter

Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)

Jean-Louis Huesca

Self : Crime squad superintendent

Dan Franck

Dan Franck

Self : Friend and host of an Action Directe member, Writer & Screenwriter

Élisabeth Trétiack-Franck

Self : Daniel Franck's then wife & Press officer

Noël Mamère

Noël Mamère

Self : TV Newsreader (Archive)

// crew

Crew

Virginie Linhart

Director

Jérôme Colin

Director of Photography

Yohann Le Rallier

Editor

Anthony Orliange

Producer

Jérôme Plasseraud

Original Music Composer

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