Synopsis
An Italian industrialist (Alberto Sordi) who has made his fortune using some shady tactics, unwittingly becomes the victim and entertainment for four retired jurists. These four men (Pierre Brasseur, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel and Claude Dauphin), though retired, make it a practice to keep their legal skills sharp. Whenever a suitable villain stumbles across their path, they conduct a trial with all the trimmings. It is a form of play, but these virtuoso lawyers are quite serious about it.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Columbia France
- Foreign production company : Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
- French distribution : Columbia France
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriters : Sergio Amidei, Ettore Scola
- Director of Photography : Claudio Cirillo
- Music Composer : Armando Trovajoli
- Editor : Raimondo Crociani
- Foreign Producer : Dino De Laurentiis
- Author of original work : Friedrich Durrenmatt
- Production Designer : Luciano Ricceri
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1972
- French release : 28/03/1979
- Runtime : 1 h 53 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 40246
- Visa issue date : 19/02/1979
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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