Special Section
Synopsis
In France during the German occupation, a young German naval officer is killed in Paris by a group of leftist activists. The compliant Vichy government seeks to appease the Germans by locating the perpetrators and agreeing to the execution of six people, and a special section is set up for this purpose. The section consists of judges who are too ambitious, cowardly or inhuman to refuse such work. The flames of totalitarianism must be stoked, even with innocent blood, and it is especially convenient to the government if the accused are thoroughly expendable in their eyes.
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Actors (62)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Galatée Films, KG Productions, Les Artistes Associés, Reggane Films
- Foreign production companies : Janus Filmproduktion, Goriz Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Loup
- French distribution : Les Artistes Associés
Full credits (23)
- Executive Producer : Jacques Perrin
- Screenwriters : Costa Gavras, Jorge Semprún
- Dialogue Writer : Jorge Semprún
- Director of Photography : Andréas Winding
- Music Composer : Éric Demarsan
- Assistant directors : Denys Granier-Deferre, Jean-Michel Lacor
- Editor : Françoise Bonnot
- Sound Recordist : Harald Maury
- Costume designer : Hélène Nourry
- Foreign Producer : Giorgio Silvagni
- Author of original work : Henri Villeré
- Producer : Michèle Ray Gavras
- Associate Producer : Claude Heymann
- Line Producer : Gérard Crosnier
- Sound Assistant : Jean Fontaine
- Camera Operator : Jean Harnois
- Production managers : Bernard Bouix, Gérard Crosnier
- Sound editor : Françoise London
- Continuity supervisors : Sylvette Baudrot, Dominique Piat
- Production Designer : Max Douy
- Foley artist : Daniel Couteau
- Sound Mixer : Jacques Maumont
- Still Photographer : Vincent Rossell
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Historical, Thriller
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy, Germany
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy, Germany)
- Production year : 1975
- French release : 23/04/1975
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 43219
- Visa issue date : 14/04/1975
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
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Costa-Gavras' film stirred some controversy as it told a story of Vichy France, which made some critics feel the piece was one sided about collaboration. Costa-Gavras aimed for the truth and he felt this film got this.[citation needed] Despite the debate, it opened to positive reviews in France and the U.S.
