The Most Gentle Confessions
Les Aveux les plus doux
Synopsis
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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Philippe Noiret
Inspecteur Muller
Roger Hanin
Inspecteur Borelli
Caroline Cellier
Catherine
Marc Porel
Jean Dubreuil
Hassan El-Hassani
le notaire
Areski Nebti
Abdelhalim Rais
Le patron du café
Gérard Landry
Lopez
Giuseppe Addobbati
Le maire
Rachid Merabtine
Carl
Léa Nanni
Elsa
Raymond Louzoum
Henri le Costaud
Nourredine Agoulmine
Le jeune policier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Édouard Molinaro
- Screenplay & Story
- Jean-François Hauduroy
- Original Score
- Georges Delerue
- Original Title
- Les Aveux les plus doux
- Country of Origin
- Algeria, France, Italy
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Studios
- Progéfi, Trianon Films, Office des Actualités Algériennes, Ultra Film, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Édouard Molinaro
Jean-François Hauduroy, Georges Arnaud
Georges Delerue
Raoul Coutard
Department Leadership Roster
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Édouard Molinaro
Director
Jean-François Hauduroy
Screenplay
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What is The Most Gentle Confessions about?
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...
Who directed The Most Gentle Confessions?
The Most Gentle Confessions was directed by Édouard Molinaro.
Who stars in The Most Gentle Confessions?
The principal cast of The Most Gentle Confessions includes Philippe Noiret, Roger Hanin, Caroline Cellier, Marc Porel, Hassan El-Hassani.
When was The Most Gentle Confessions released and how long is it?
The Most Gentle Confessions was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.
Who composed the musical score for The Most Gentle Confessions?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Most Gentle Confessions was composed by Georges Delerue.
Is The Most Gentle Confessions based on a book or true story?
The Most Gentle Confessions is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Georges Arnaud".