

The Passerby
1982-04-14 · 110 min · ★ 6.2
Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...
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- Directors
- Jacques Rouffio
- Production companies
- Elephant Production
- Countries
- France, Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Romy SchneiderElsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
Michel PiccoliMax Baumstein
Helmut GriemMichel Wiener
Dominique LabourierCharlotte Maupas
Gérard KleinMaurice Bouillard
Mathieu CarrièreRuppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo
Jacques MartinMarcel
Wendelin WernerYoung Max Baumstein
Marcel BozonnetMercier
Christiane CohendyHelene Nolin
Véronique SilverPresident of the Court
Maria SchellAnna Helwig
Raymond Aquilon
Béatrice Avoine
Martine de BreteuilPhilharmonic Teacher
Arnaud Carbonnier
Patricia Cartier
André Chaumeau
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