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.
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The Red Sweater
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 7, 1979
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, Crime
User Score
55%
Original Title
Le pull-over rouge
Production Companies
Gaumont
Director
Michel Drach
Description
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.
