The Red Sweater (1979)
Original title: Le pull-over rouge
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A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
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Serge AvédikianChristian Ranucci
Michelle MarquaisLouise Mathon, la mère de RanucciClaire DelucaMademoiselle le juge d'instruction
Roland BertinLe commissaire RobianaMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference344273Actor preference313056 · 628416 · 628417Country preferenceFrDecade preference1970
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What is The Red Sweater about?
A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
How long is The Red Sweater?
The Red Sweater has a runtime of 120 minutes.