The Dominici Affair

The Dominici Affair

105 mins | Drama, Crime | March 7, 1973

In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons. Under police interrogation, Dominici confesses to have killed the family and it looks certain that he will be charged, tried and sentenced to death. But then the case begins to collapse. The old man retracts his confession and the lack of evidence against him becomes apparent…

The Dominici Affair

105 mins | Drama, Crime | March 7, 1973

The Dominici Affair
In August 1952, a family of British tourists is found by the roadside in Haute Provence, brutally murdered. In the ensuing, very public, investigation a local landowner, 75 year old Gaston Dominici, is arrested for the murders, having been denounced by his sons. Under police interrogation, Dominici confesses to have killed the family and it looks certain that he will be charged, tried and sentenced to death. But then the case begins to collapse. The old man retracts his confession and the lack of evidence against him becomes apparent…
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Mondial Televisione Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC), Gafer, Bocaccio Films, Compagnie Française de Coproductions Internationales (COFCI)
Original title L'affaire Dominici
Directors Claude Bernard-Aubert
Writers Louis-Émile Galey, Claude Bernard-Aubert, Daniel Boulanger

Cast

Jean Gabin

as Gaston Dominici

Victor Lanoux

as Gustave Dominici

Max Amyl

as Lawyer Emile Pollack

Paul Crauchet

as Commissioner Sébeille

Gérard Depardieu

as Zézé Perrin

Henri Vilbert

as President of the Correctional

Gérard Darrieu

as Clovis Dominici

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

as First journalist

Jeanne Allard

as Augusta Callat

Michel Bertay

as Périez, investigating judge

Geneviève Fontanel

as Yvette Dominici

Jacques Richard

as Deputy Commissioner

Michel Robin

as Perrin

Daniel Ivernel

as President of the Assizes of Digne

Colin Drake

as Sir Jack Drummond

Jane Martel

as Lady Ann Drummond

Nicole Giroux

as Elizabeth Drummond

Alberto Farnese

as Italian journalist

Pierre Forget

as Yvette's father

Annick Fougery

as Germaine Perrin

Evi Maltagliati

as Marie Dominici

Jean-Claude Massoulier

as Second journalist

Jean-Paul Moulinot

as Medical examiner

Jacques Rispal

as Paul Maillet

Jack Bérard

as Gendarmerie captain (uncredited)

Fernand Berset

as Man who congratulates the commissioner (uncredited)

Marie-Pierre Casey

as Woman who congratulates the commissioner (uncredited)

Raoul Curet

as Mayor (uncredited)

Hubert de Lapparent

as Veteran of the Resistance (uncredited)

Jacques Debary

as Divisional Commissioner (uncredited)

Christiane Delorme

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Gabrielle Doulcet

as Old lady (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk

as Member of the Dominici family (uncredited)

Jean-Yves Gautier

as Orderly (uncredited)

Marco Perrin

as Cooker (uncredited)