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Les Assassins de l'ordre est un film de procès dramatique italo- français réalisé par Marcel Carné sorti en 1971. Il s'agit de l'adaptation cinématographique d'un roman de Jean Laborde (1918-2007), écrivain et chroniqueur judiciaire durant les années 1950-1970, paru aux éditions Plon en 1970.
Un drame judiciaire sur une femme qui lutte pour révéler la vérité sur la mort de son mari, soupçonné d'un cambriolage. Le film, sorti en 1971, met en scène Jacques Brel dans le rôle d'un juge d'instruction déterminé.
Law Breakers (French: Les Assassins de l'ordre) is a 1971 French crime film starring Jacques Brel, directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]
An investigating magistrate (who somewhat resembles an American grand jury, but is just one person) summons suspects and interrogates them, and then decides whether to bring an indictment or not, and either does or does not do so. He is a special kind of judge. This is so alien to British practice as to be incomprehensible.
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds. A man dies after being questioned by police. His widow makes an official complaint, convinced that he had been savagely beaten by the police during his detention.
Les assassins de l'ordre (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In this French language drama, Magistrate Level (Jacques Brel) is one of the rare few who will prosecute the police for abuse of power. He begins reluctantly, forced to make a pro forma investigation of three policemen who are implicated in the death of a suspect during questioning. After all, he is already late for his long-scheduled vacation.