La machine

Name: La machine
Director: Paul Vecchiali
Released: 1977-01-01

1977 film

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Released: 1977
Director: Paul Vecchiali
Cast: Cécile Clairval-Milhaud
, Frédéric Norbert
, Gaston Haustrate
, Gérard Blain
+16 more
Runtime: 100 min
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Genre: drama film
Country of origin: France

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The Machine is a 1977 French legal drama film directed by Paul Vecchiali. Centered on a child murder case, the film functions as a critique of capital punishment, which was then a subject of controversy in France prior to its 1981 abolition. The title refers to the social mechanism that leads to a man being sentenced to death and executed.

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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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