La Machine

La Machine

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 17, 1977

Pierre Lentier murders an 8-year-old in horrendous circumstances. This 30-something solitary factory worker who lives on the edge of society is sentenced to death. A damning indictment of the death penalty and the manipulative behaviour of the media.

La Machine

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 17, 1977

La Machine
Pierre Lentier murders an 8-year-old in horrendous circumstances. This 30-something solitary factory worker who lives on the edge of society is sentenced to death. A damning indictment of the death penalty and the manipulative behaviour of the media.
Producers Diagonale
Original title La Machine
Directors Paul Vecchiali
Writers Paul Vecchiali, Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Cast

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

as Pierre Lentier

Sonia Saviange

as Jeanne Dumont, la mère de Pierre

Monique Mélinand

as Le juge d'instruction

Maurice Gautier

as Le commissaire de police

Danièle Gain

as Suzy

Michel Delahaye

as Platon

Jean-Claude Guiguet

as Mistigri

Gérard Blain

as Le journaliste

Louis Lyonnet

as Un psychiatre

Paulette Bouvet

as Lina

Hélène Surgère

as Une psychiatre

Philippe Nahoun

as Le médecin légiste

Paul Vecchiali

as Maître Altiani

Michèle Amiel

as Une journaliste

Max Amyl

as Un officiel

Jean Launay

as Un officiel