Such a Lovely Town... (1979)

6.6/10 116 min Drama Crime

Overview

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.

Cast

Jean Carmet

Le juge Fernand Noblet

Victor Lanoux

Stéphane Bertin

Valérie Mairesse

Muriel Olivier, l'institutrice

Michel Robin

Gaspard, le braconnier

Jacques Richard

Maurois, le représentant du personnel

Gérard Jugnot

Fréval, le patron du bar

Francis Lemaire

Maître Demaison, l'avocat de Stéphane

Anne Bellec

Nelly, la belle-sœur de Stéphane

Alain Doutey

Debray, le responsable administratif de la tannerie

Gérard Caillaud

Larsac, le racheteur potentiel de la tannerie

Roland Amstutz

Varan, le député

Christian de Tillière

Le procureur

Jacques Canselier

Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet

Jacques Chailleux

Riffaud, un ouvrier

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Arnoux, le garagiste

Bernard Dumaine

Alban

Guy Di Rigo

Forget

Bernard Lincot

Tabard

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