L'Abolition

Jan 27, 2009

3h 0m

★ 6.0

Overview

The story of Robert Badinter who was the major architect of the abolition of the death penalty in France .

Genres

TV Movie

History

Production Companies

France 2

Carrimages 4

Septembre Productions

Be-FILMS

RTBF

L'Abolition Trailers

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Cast

Robert Badinter

Charles Berling

Le président de la cour d'assises lors du procès Bontems

Didier Bezace

Henry Torrès

Gérard Depardieu

L'assesseur du président de la cour d'assises

Edwin Krüger

Élisabeth Badinter

Laurence Cordier

Philippe Lemaire

Alain Fromager

François Binet

Mathieu Simonet

Roger Bontems

Marc Bodnar

Claude Buffet

Thierry Gibault

l'avocat général à Troyes

Philippe Uchan

Patrick Henry

Quentin Ogier

le journaliste d'Est-Éclair

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