Judith Therpauve (1978)
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When her old resistance buddies come to her looking for someone to helm a financially troubled liberal newspaper, Judith (Simone Signoret) is at first reluctant, but for this old hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance, challenges are hard to ignore. She takes on the job, mortgaging her house to keep the paper solvent. When things take a turn for the worse, because of concerted opposition by conservative forces, she is forced to sell the paper, and she regards this as a personal failure.
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Simone SignoretJudith Therpauve
Philippe LéotardJean-Pierre Maurier
Robert ManuelDroz
François SimonClaude Hirsch-Balland
Marcel ImhoffPierre Damien
Daniel LecourtoisDesfraizeaux
Lisa Livane
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What is Judith Therpauve about?
When her old resistance buddies come to her looking for someone to helm a financially troubled liberal newspaper, Judith (Simone Signoret) is at first reluctant, but for this old hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance, challenges are hard to ignore. She takes on the job, mortgaging her house to keep the paper solvent. When things take a turn for the worse, because of concerted opposition by conservative forces, she is forced to sell the paper, and she regards this as a personal failure.
How long is Judith Therpauve?
Judith Therpauve has a runtime of 125 minutes.