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The Elegant Criminal

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5.2/10 • 8

1990-12-192h 5m

Drama

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten years. In flashbacks, from the prison as Lacenaire writes, from Allard's study as he and Hermine read, and from other readers' memory after the book is published, we see Lacenaire's childhood as he stands up to bullies, including priests, his youthful thieving, his first murder, his brief army career, his seduction of a princess, and his affair with Avril, a young man who dies beside him.

Directors
Francis Girod
Writters
Georges Conchon, Francis Girod
Editors
Georges Conchon, Francis Girod, Geneviève Winding

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Daniel Auteuil

    Daniel Auteuil

    Pierre-François Lacenaire

  2. Jean Poiret

    Jean Poiret

    Allard

  3. Jacques Weber

    Jacques Weber

    Jacques Arago

  4. François Périer

    François Périer

    Lacenaire's father

  5. Geneviève Casile

    Geneviève Casile

    Lacenaire's mother

  6. Jean Davy

    Jean Davy

    Alphonse Damoiseau

  7. Jacques Duby

    Jacques Duby

    Marmignat

  8. Paul Le Person

    Paul Le Person

    Vigouroux

  9. Maïwenn

    Maïwenn

    Hermine

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    French
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    Keywords
    gay theme