A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth. But, a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
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Yves Montand
HĂ©lĂšne
Irene Papas
Examining Magistrate
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Photojournalist
Jacques Perrin
Manuel
Charles Denner
Public Prosecutor
François Périer
Matt
Bernard Fresson
Gendarmerie General Missou
Pierre Dux
Nick
Georges GĂ©ret
Nick's Sister
Magali Noël
Vago
Marcel Bozzuffi
Gendarmerie Colonel
Julien Guiomar
Yago
Renato Salvatori
Deputy Georges Pirou
Jean Bouise
Shoula
Clotilde Joano
Heroic Bricklayer
Maurice Baquet
Deputy Public Prosecutor
Habib Reda
General's Chauffeur
Hassan El-Hassani
Barone
GĂ©rard Darrieu
Pierre
Jean-Pierre Miquel
Gendarmerie Officer
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Illya Coste
Jean Dasté
Hospital Director
Van Doude
Jimmy
Jean-François Gobbi
Dumas aka The Russian
Guy Mairesse
Nick's Mother
Andrée Tainsy
Niki
Eva Simonet
(voice)
François Chaumette
Allel El Mouhib
Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper (uncredited)
José Artur
English Surgeon (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard
English Photographer (uncredited)
Steve Gadler
Bozzini (uncredited)
Gabriel Jabbour
Attorney General (uncredited)
Georges Rouquier