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Cast
Annie Girardot
as Florence Nath
Claude Brasseur
as Simon Risler
Bruno Cremer
as Alain Rivière
Jacques Perrin
as Lucien Lebesque
Catherine Allégret
as Mrs. Reynolds
Albina du Boisrouvray
as Florence's friend
Jacques Maury
as Prosecutor
François-Eric Gendron
as Robert
Arielle Dombasle
as Young drug addict on the motorbike
Philippe Duclos
as Young drug addict
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime—
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes8
DirectorJosé Giovanni
WritersJosé Giovanni, Monique Lange
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsUne robe noire pour un tueur
About Une robe noire pour un tueur
The "black robe" in the title of this suspense film belongs to a female lawyer, Florence Nat who has just lost a case in which she defended Simon Risler, a man wrongly accused of murder. Risler escapes before he can be put in prison, and seeks help from attorney Nat in finding the real killer, partly by going after the police inspector who framed him in the first place. A retired surgeon, in the process of setting up a drug rehab clinic gets involved in solving Risler's case, and soon the solution seems to be pointing to high-ranking figures with every desire and ample means to keep the truth well-hidden.
Directed by José Giovanni, Une robe noire pour un tueur leans on a strong ensemble — Annie Girardot, Claude Brasseur, Bruno Cremer — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1981.
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