

The Most Gentle Confessions
1971-05-19 · 95 min · ★ 6.2
A sunny seaside town... Jean and Catherine are in love. They are young, beautiful, and poor. One of Jean's friends suggests he rob the cash box of a traveling circus. But the plan goes wrong: a circus employee is seriously injured, and Jean is arrested. He chooses to proclaim his innocence. To force him to confess and denounce his accomplice, the two detectives in charge of the investigation devise a Machiavellian plan...
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- Directors
- Édouard Molinaro
- Production companies
- Progéfi, Trianon Films, Office des Actualités Algériennes, Ultra Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
- Countries
- Algeria, France, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Philippe NoiretInspecteur Muller
Roger HaninInspecteur Borelli
Caroline CellierCatherine
Hassan El-Hassanile notaire
Areski Nebti
Abdelhalim RaisLe patron du café
Gérard LandryLopez
Giuseppe AddobbatiLe maireTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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