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Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff is a french film of genre Drama directed by Yves Boisset with Patrick Dewaere

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff
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Length 1h52
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Themes Assassinat
Rating70% 3.537223.537223.537223.537223.53722

Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff is a 1977 French crime film written and directed by Yves Boisset. The film was inspired by the death of François Renaud.

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Dans une ville de province, le jeune juge d'instruction Jean-Marie Fayard (Patrick Dewaere), surnommé « le Shériff » en raison de son intégrité et de son tempérament impétueux, met en détention préventive un industriel local, suite à une suite d'accidents de travail mortels dans son usine. Ses supérieurs hiérarchiques lui font comprendre vertement leur désapprobation, et finissent par lui retirer l'affaire.

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