Special Section (1975)
April 23, 1975
Drama, History, Thriller
1h 58m


In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Le garde des Sceaux Joseph Barthélémy Louis Seigner
- Pierre Pucheu - le ministre de l'intérieur Michael Lonsdale
- Bénon - le président de la section spéciale Claude Piéplu
- Le procureur général Cavarroc Pierre Dux
- Le major Beumelburg Heinz Bennent
- Le président Cournet Michel Galabru
- Georges Dayras Roland Bertin
- Le général Otto von Stülpnagel Hans Richter
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Keywords
- based on novel or book
- politics
- world war ii
- judgment
- courtroom
- nazism