Such a Lovely Town...

Such a Lovely Town...

Such a Lovely Town...

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Such a Lovely Town...

1979

1h 56m

6.5(15 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.

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31 members

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Jean Carmet

Le juge Fernand Noblet

Jean Carmet

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Victor Lanoux

Stéphane Bertin

Victor Lanoux

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Valérie Mairesse

Muriel Olivier, l'institutrice

Valérie Mairesse

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Michel Robin

Gaspard, le braconnier

Michel Robin

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Jacques Richard

Maurois, le représentant du personnel

Jacques Richard

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Gérard Jugnot

Fréval, le patron du bar

Gérard Jugnot

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Francis Lemaire

Maître Demaison, l'avocat de Stéphane

Francis Lemaire

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Anne Bellec

Nelly, la belle-sœur de Stéphane

Anne Bellec

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Alain Doutey

Debray, le responsable administratif de la tannerie

Alain Doutey

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Jean Vigny

Le Curé Borie

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Gérard Caillaud

Larsac, le racheteur potentiel de la tannerie

Gérard Caillaud

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Roland Amstutz

Varan, le député

Roland Amstutz

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Christian de Tillière

Le procureur

Christian de Tillière

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Jacques Canselier

Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet

Jacques Canselier

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Jacques Chailleux

Riffaud, un ouvrier

Jacques Chailleux

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Jean Dautremay

Bonafon, le chef d'atelier

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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Arnoux, le garagiste

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

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Bernard Dumaine

Alban

Bernard Dumaine

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Guy Di Rigo

Forget

Guy Di Rigo

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Bernard Lincot

Tabard

Bernard Lincot

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Raymond Loyer

Le doyen Girodot

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Mado Maurin

Élodie, la bonne de Stéphane

Mado Maurin

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François Maisongrosse

Gustave

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Pierre Plessis

Castelin, le maire

Pierre Plessis

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Sylvie Pinel

Madame Fréval, la patronne du bar

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Claude Richard

Blanchard

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Mathé Souverbie

Vanille, la secrétaire de Stéphane

Mathé Souverbie

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Maurice Vallier

Le médecin

Maurice Vallier

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Christian Varini

Unknown Role

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Lionel Vitrant

Delteil, un gendarme

Lionel Vitrant

Directing

Étienne Périer

Le mari de Nelly (uncredited)

Étienne Périer

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