Le Quatrième Pouvoir
Synopsis
In this political drama, freedom of the press, government intrigue, and the murder of an Arab diplomat form the knots of tension that challenge two crime-fighters: Yves Dorget (Philippe Noiret), a newspaper reporter, and Catherine Carre (Nicole Garcia), a TV anchorwoman. Both Yves and Catherine independently start to investigate the assassination of the Arab leader, who opposed the sale of two French nuclear reactors to his country. The reporter and news broadcaster are soon working together and along the way, heating up their past romance. The pair become convinced that the French Secret Service is involved in the assassination, and just as they are getting a little too close to the truth, Catherine's boss is ordered to basically shut her probe down. In the meantime, Yves has published a story about a man who saw the assassination, and now Yves is in some serious trouble.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (39)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Consortium Financier de Production de Films (CFPF), Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Société Française de Distributeurs Indépendants (SFDI)
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producers : Jean Kerchner, Cyril De Rouvre
- Screenwriter : Françoise Giroud
- Director of Photography : André Domage
- Music Composer : Alain Bashung
- Assistant directors : Frédérique Noiret, Élisabeth Parnière
- Editor : François Ceppi
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Aubouy
- Costume designers : Caroline De Vivaise, Florence Desouches
- Authors of original work : Yonnick Flot, Serge Leroy
- Sound Assistant : Laurent Poirier
- Assistant Operator : Philippe Bovar
- Production Manager : Patrick Millet
- Continuity supervisor : Anne-Marie Garcia
- Production Designer : Alain Paroutaud
- Still Photographer : Victor Rodrigue
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Espionage, Murder
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1985
- French release : 02/10/1985
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 60121
- Visa issue date : 01/08/1985
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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