The Red Sweater (Le pull-over rouge) 45 years old

The Red Sweater

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.

Credits

The Red Sweater Cast

Name Character
Serge Avedikian He was 23, now 69 years old as Christian Ranucci
Claire Deluca She was 26, now 71 years old as Mademoiselle le juge d'instruction
Roland Bertin He was 48, now 94 years old as Le commissaire Robiana
Michelle Marquais She was 26, now 71 years old as Louise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci

The Red Sweater Crew

Name Department
Michel Drach as Director. He was 48 (59) years old when He died Directing
The Red Sweater poster
The Red Sweater (45 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 07, 1979
  • Runtime: 120 minutes