The Witness (1978)

6.9/10 90 min Crime Drama

Overview

An Italian painter, Antonio Berti, pays a visit to Reims to his friend Robert Maurisson, a banker with political views on the town hall, who hides, under an affable air and an irreproachable dignity, a libertine and cynical temperament. Charged by the notable with the restoration of paintings exhibited in the cathedral, the artist calls on Cathy, a young girl from the choir, to serve as his model. The young girl will be found dead a few hours after their interview, near one of Robert's properties.

Cast

Alberto Sordi

Antonio Berti

Philippe Noiret

Robert Maurisson

Roland Dubillard

Commissaire Guérin

Gisèle Préville

Louise Maurisson

Consuelo Ferrara

Hélène

Paul Crauchet

Cathy's father

Gérard Hoffmann

L'inspecteur Henri Marquet

Paul Müller

Le beau-frère de Maurisson

Dominique Zardi

Moignard

Henri Attal

Le garde-chasse

Patrick Granier

Un badaud

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