L'avocat de la terreur (2007)
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- Unrated
- 2h 15min
- Documentary, Biography
- 06 Jun 2007 (France)
- Movie
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Jacques Vergès | ... |
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Bassam Abu Sharif | ... |
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| Klaus Barbie | ... |
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Abderrahmane Benhamida | ... |
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Djamila Bouhared | ... |
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Bachir Boumaza | ... |
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Maître Brahimi | ... |
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Louis Caprioli | ... |
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Nuon Chea | ... |
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Isabelle Coutant-Peyre | ... |
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Jean-Paul Dollé | ... |
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Zohra Drif-Bitat | ... |
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| Guillaume Durand | ... |
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Lionel Duroy | ... |
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Claude Faure | ... |
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David Flinchheimer | ... |
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Horst Franz | ... |
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Rolande Giraud-Arnaud | ... |
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Tep Khunal | ... |
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Hans-Joachim Klein | ... |
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| Magdalena Kopp | ... |
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Alain Marsaud | ... |
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Gilles Menage | ... |
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Claude Moniquet | ... |
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Raymond Muelle | ... |
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Anis Naccache | ... |
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Karim Pakradomi | ... |
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| Pol Pot | ... |
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Yacef Saadi | ... |
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| Ilich Ramirez Sanchez | ... |
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| Barbet Schroeder | ... |
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Oliver Schröm | ... |
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Siné | ... |
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Mahab Suleiman | ... |
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Martine Tigrane | ... |
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| Patricia Tourancheau | ... |
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Neda Vidakovic | ... |
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Tobias Wunschik | ... |
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Directed by
| Barbet Schroeder | ||
Produced by
| Brahim Chioua | ... | co-producer |
| Rita Dagher | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jorge Arriagada | ||
Cinematography by
| Caroline Champetier | ||
| Jean-Luc Perréard | ||
Editing by
| Nelly Quettier | ||
Editorial Department
| Sophie Denize | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Jean-Baptiste Le Guen | ... | digital film supervisor |
| Alexandra Pocquet | ... | colorist |
| Christian Riffard | ... | post-production |
| Elif Uluengin | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Sylvie Balland | ... | production manager |
| Christina Crassaris | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Anne-Sophie Potier | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Karine Bouchama | ... | assistant director |
| Eugénie Grandval | ... | collaborating director |
Sound Department
| Stéphane Bucher | ... | sound mixer |
| Yves Coméliau | ... | sound |
| Nicolas d'Halluin | ... | sound recordist |
| Dominique Hennequin | ... | sound |
| Pierre Martens | ... | sound effects editor |
| Béatrice Wick | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Wulff Jeremy | ... | digital compositor |
| Sabine Lineres | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| André Chemetoff | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean-Baptiste Chesnais | ... | camera operator |
| Emmanuel Demorgon | ... | gaffer |
| Léo Hinstin | ... | first assistant camera |
| Laurent Usse | ... | key grip |
Music Department
| Colonne | ... | score music performed by |
| Orchestre Colonne | ... | music performed by |
| Eugenia Melian | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Marlovy Aguilar | ... | production accountant |
| Sophie Saleyron | ... | press attache: France |
| Pierre Selinger | ... | production attorney |
| Jean-Pierre Vincent | ... | press attache |
Thanks
| Prosper Keating | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- La Sofica Uni Etoile 3 (in association)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Magnolia Pictures
- Wild Bunch
- Yalla Film
Distributors
- Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Les Films du Losange (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- NonStop Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Magnolia Pictures (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Institut François Mitterand (thanks)
- S.I.S. (sound post-production)
- Soundtrack New York (trailer)
- Telegrip (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An examination of the career of Jacques Vergès, attorney for members of Algeria's FLN, Palestine's FPLP, the Khmer Rouge, Carlos and associates, Klaus Barbie, and other revolutionaries and outcasts. Archival footage, news articles, and photographs mix with contemporary interviews of Vergès, friends, associates, and historians. Connections with Nazis are explored, as well as Vergès's marriage to Djamila Bouhared, his courtroom methods, his disappearance from 1970 to 1978, and the roots of his radicalism. Throughout, Vergès remains playful and charming, with a soupçon of arrogance. The film suggests Vergès's anti-colonial nature is at his center.
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| Taglines | Dictators. Terrorists. War Criminals. Meet the man who defended them all. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Best of 2007 (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Unbeschreiblich weiblich See more » |
| Quotes |
Jacques Vergès:
I was asked "Would you defend Hitler?" I said "I'd even defend Bush! But only if he agrees to plead guilty." See more » |