The Most Gentle Confessions
The Most Gentle Confessions

Movie·1971·1h 35m

The Most Gentle Confessions

Directed By

Édouard Molinaro

Country

Algeria

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: Les Aveux les plus doux

Following a robbery in a circus, a young mobster, Jean, is arrested by Inspector Borelli. The thug denies involvement. To compel him to sign a full confession, Inspector Muller encourages the suspect to get married for - he says - to move the jury. This being done, he lets Jean believe that he can spend a moment alone with his wife; but then, Inspector Borelli blackmails him: "If you sign your confession, you can spend a moment with her." After being beaten, Jean signs a confession. It is then that a new blackmail intervenes: "the name of the accomplice?", asks the inspector. But the thug refuses to denounce the latter and ends up refusing the bargain dupes. While the guards drive him back to prison, his wife cuts his veins, breaking the career of the bad policeman.

Written By

Jean-François Hauduroy

Cinematography

Raoul Coutard

Music

Georges Delerue

Themes

hearingmurder

Production House

O.N.C.I.C.
Progéfi
Trianon Films
Office des Actualités Algériennes
Ultra Film

Audience Score

63%

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Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

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Cast

Marc Porel

Jean Dubreuil

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Catherine

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Inspecteur Muller

Roger Hanin

Roger Hanin

Inspecteur Borelli

Gérard Landry

Gérard Landry

Lopez

Hassan El-Hassani

Hassan El-Hassani

le notaire

Léa Nanni

Elsa

Raymond Louzoum

Henri

Rachid Merabtine

Carl

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Crew

Édouard Molinaro

Édouard Molinaro

Director

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard

Director of Photography

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Jean-François Hauduroy

Screenplay

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