Overview

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.

Cast

Serge Avédikian, Michelle Marquais, Claire Deluca, Roland Bertin, Pierre Maguelon, Roger Ibáñez, Jean Benguigui, Georges Beller

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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.

When was "The Red Sweater" released?

The Red Sweater was released in 1979.

Who stars in "The Red Sweater"?

The cast includes Serge Avédikian, Michelle Marquais, Claire Deluca, Roland Bertin.

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