The Witness
Released: September 20, 1978Runtime: 90 minLanguage: FR
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.
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Alberto Sordi
as Antonio Berti
Philippe Noiret
as Robert Maurisson
Roland Dubillard
as Commissaire Guérin
Gisele Preville
as Louise Maurisson
Sandra Dobrigna
as Cathy Massys
Paul Crauchet
as Le père de Cathy
Gerard Hoffman
as L'inspecteur Henri Marquet
Madeleine Colin
as Mademoiselle Valentine
Consuelo Ferrara
as Hélène
Paul Muller
as Le beau-frère de Maurisson
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