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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)
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Add to a movie listLe 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.Actors
Patrick Dewaere
(Fayard)
Aurore Clément
(Michèle Louvier)
Jacques Ramade
(M. Lacaze, le pompiste)
Philippe Léotard
(Marec)
Michel Auclair
(Simon Pradal)
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