Meurtres à Pont-L'Évêque

TV Movie
2020
1h 33m

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Arnaud Binard, Elodie Frenck, and Antoine Hamel in Meurtres à Pont-L'Évêque (2020)

In the old prison of Pont-L'évêque there is a feast: people disguised as policemen, wardens, judges and prisoners show the life of the "happy" prison.There is now a visit of the prison.And s... Read allIn the old prison of Pont-L'évêque there is a feast: people disguised as policemen, wardens, judges and prisoners show the life of the "happy" prison.There is now a visit of the prison.And surprise the female guide finds a hanged man, the judge Daniel.Among the the visitors the p... Read allIn the old prison of Pont-L'évêque there is a feast: people disguised as policemen, wardens, judges and prisoners show the life of the "happy" prison.There is now a visit of the prison.And surprise the female guide finds a hanged man, the judge Daniel.Among the the visitors the police commander Frank Roussel and his brother the police captain Julin Roussel: both will ... Read all

Director
- Thierry Binisti
Writers
- Camille Guichard
- David Crozier
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6.2/10

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Director
- Thierry Binisti
Writers
- Camille Guichard
- David Crozier
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Unusually, despite being a French film, aired on Spanish television, as "Asesinato en Pont L'Evêque", before France.

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8/10

The hanged judge.

I enjoyed very much this criminal investigation story. Some words now about the former Prison of Pont-L'Evêque called the "Joyeuse Prison": this prison has been used for 130 years from 1823 to 1953: it became famous for the treatment of of the prisoners : but also some people said that it became a boarding house for gangsters and there were famous escapes. So the story begins with the discovery of the hanged judge during the visit of the former prison.Two brothers will be in charge of the murder investigation: who was the judge ? When did the judge become famous ? Is this a revenge of a former prisoner who made a holdup in Lisieux in 1984 ? Many questions !! I enjoyed the way that the director managed his film, how little by little new elements appear and will give a new taste to the investigation. Very good performances of Antoine Hamel, Arnaud Binard and Elodie Frenck. PS. About the last years of this prison there is a film "La joyeuse prison" directed by André Berthomieu in 1956 with Michel Simon, Darry Cowl and Robert Dalban !!