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Désiré Landru is a french film of genre Crime directed by Pierre Boutron with Patrick Timsit
Désiré Landru (2005)
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Add to a movie listDésiré Landru est un téléfilm français inspiré du tueur en série éponyme, réalisé par Pierre Boutron, et diffusé initialement sur TF1 le 19 septembre 2005.
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Henri Désiré Landru est un personnage ambigu. Marié et père de famille, il est à la fois un grand séducteur et un petit escroc : il séduit les femmes pour les voler. Maniaque, Landru consigne minutieusement ses méfaits dans un petit carnet qui révélera à la police le nom de 283 femmes qu'il aurait abusées. Il sera condamné à mort pour avoir tué 11 d'entre elles. Son procès déchaîna haine et passion, à l'image de sa personnalité double.Actors
Patrick Timsit
(Désiré Landru)
Julie Delarme
(Rolande (rôle représentant Fernande Segret))
Catherine Arditi
(Marie-Catherine)
Danièle Lebrun
(Mme Cuchet)
Catherine Jacob
(Mme Marchadier)
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