The Red Sweater
Synopsis
A good argument against capital punishment, this polemical as well as compelling docudrama tells the story of the arrest, conviction, and execution of a man who may have been innocent. In 1974 a young girl was kidnapped and murdered near Marseilles. The public was outraged at the crime, so when traveling salesman Christian Ranucci (Serge Avedikian) was arrested, the prevailing mood was to convict him. As this story unfolds, it is revealed that the court did not allow certain exonerating evidence to be presented nor contradictory witnesses to take the stand. Among the facets of the case that raised doubt was a red sweater found at the crime scene. It belonged to the killer but was several sizes too big for Ranucci. In brief, there is enough evidence to suggest that the real killer and kidnapper got away with it.
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Director (1)
Actors (27)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Gaumont, Port Royal Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Gaumont
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Michel Drach, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Alain Poiré, Nicolas Seydoux
- Adaptation : Michel Drach, Ariane Litaize
- Screenwriters : Michel Drach, Ariane Litaize
- Dialogue Writer : Michel Drach
- Director of Photography : Jean Boffety
- Music Composer : Jean-Louis D'Onorio
- Editors : André Gautier, André Gaultier
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Ortion
- Author of original work : Gilles Perrault
- Assistant Operator : Michel Deloire
- Camera Operator : Henri Habans
- Production Manager : André Deroual
- Continuity supervisor : Ariane Litaize
- Production Designers : Éric Simon, Jean-Pierre Bazerolle
- Stunt performer : Rémy Julienne
- Location managers : Anita Benoist, Christian Danzas
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Murder, Death, Justice
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1979
- French release : 07/11/1979
- Runtime : 2 h
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 51046
- Visa issue date : 07/11/1979
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono
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