Les dossiers de l'écran Les avocats du diable
TV Episode | 79 min

Les dossiers de l'écran

Les avocats du diable

TV Episode | 79 min

Telefilm specially designed and produced for "Dossiers de L'Écran". In April 1958, in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian against paratroopers who had beaten him. ...See moreTelefilm specially designed and produced for "Dossiers de L'Écran". In April 1958, in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian against paratroopers who had beaten him. Maître Orsini-Belcourt, their lawyer, gives this banal affair a political coloring which the prosecutor further accentuates. The young lawyer, who is not however politically involved, loses his composure and sharply attacks the magistrate, thus unwittingly acquiring the reputation of an ally of the FLN. He was asked shortly after to defend a Muslim who was risking his head. The accused is convicted. Then there will be another Algerian whom he will save before the military tribunal. Having become a renowned lawyer, he took on more and more cases relating to the Algerian war. One day he is called to La Santé prison due to a riot and finds himself faced with a crucial choice: engage in the battle by agreeing to deliver a message from an inmate or respect professional rules. Guided by his conscience, he finally decides to warn the person threatened with indictment. Troubles ensued, including indictment before the council of the order, where he was defended and saved by his political opponent, Orsini-Belcourt. He demonstrates that in political affairs, the lawyer is the only defender of freedom, a "devil's advocate". Written by Antenne 2 See less

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurent Malet Maître Pierre Chabrier Maître Pierre Chabrier See fewer	The Free Frenchman (1989)
Anne-Marie Philipe Isabelle Chabrier Isabelle Chabrier See fewer	Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990)
Michel Auclair Maître Orsini-Belcourt Maître Orsini-Belcourt See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Raymond Gérôme Maître Jules Corvisart Maître Jules Corvisart See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Hubert Gignoux Le procureur / Prosecutor Le procureur / Prosecutor See fewer	Les compagnons d'Eleusis (1975)
Jacques Mauclair Le président du tribunal militaire Le président du tribunal militaire See fewer	Énigmes de l'histoire (1956)
Mohamed Zinet Mechtir Mechtir See fewer	Viva Didou! (1971)
Catherine Alcover L'avocate de la société Feracier L'avocate de la société Feracier See fewer	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Amidou Le chef du FLN Le chef du FLN See fewer	Spy Game (2001)
Michèle Amiel La greffière du tribunal de commerce La greffière du tribunal de commerce See fewer	La Femme Nikita (1990)
André Badin Actor Actor See fewer	From Hong Kong with Love (1975)
Waffa Bakhouche Madame Mechtir Madame Mechtir See fewer	Les dossiers de l'écran (1967)
Bruno Bardy Un policier des Renseignements Généraux Un policier des Renseignements Généraux See fewer	Plein fer (1990)
Michel Beaune Le commissaire des Renseignements Généraux Le commissaire des Renseignements Généraux See fewer	The Professional (1981)
Jean Berger Actor Actor See fewer	Énigmes de l'histoire (1956)
Jacques Bretonnière Le client véreux Le client véreux See fewer	La caméra explore le temps (1957)
René Breuil Le jeune substitut Le jeune substitut See fewer	Les dossiers de l'écran (1967)
René Camoin Le président de la correctionnelle Le président de la correctionnelle See fewer	Les fourberies de Scapin (1973)
Louis Castel Le chef de cabinet du préfet Le chef de cabinet du préfet See fewer	Love Unto Death (1984)
Charles Charras Le bâtonnier Le bâtonnier See fewer	The Tiger Brigades (1974)
Victor Garrivier Le procureur de la correctionnelle Le procureur de la correctionnelle See fewer	French Kiss (1995)
André Haber Le commissaire du gouvernement Le commissaire du gouvernement See fewer	Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
Henri-Jacques Huet Le préfet Le préfet See fewer	The Little Soldier (1963)
Alain Janey Le juge d'instruction Le juge d'instruction See fewer	Les dossiers de l'écran (1967)
Jacques Lalande L'avocat général L'avocat général See fewer	Émile Zola ou La conscience humaine (1978)
Jean Luisi Le surveillant-chef Le surveillant-chef See fewer	Riff Raff Girls (1959)
Denis Manuel Alberge Alberge See fewer	Les faucheurs de marguerites (1974)
Roland Monod Le franciscain Le franciscain See fewer	A Man Escaped (1956)
Pierre Negre Le procureur de la république (as Pierre Nègre) Le procureur de la république (as Pierre Nègre) See fewer	L'accusée (1974)
Loïc Pichon Un policier des Renseignements Généraux Un policier des Renseignements Généraux See fewer	Bon Voyage (2003)
Jean-Simon Prévost Actor Actor See fewer	Au bon beurre (1981)
Mostéfa Stiti Slimane Slimane See fewer	From Paris with Love (2010)
Gaston Vacchia Le président du tribunal de commerce Le président du tribunal de commerce See fewer	Au théâtre ce soir (1966)