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The Poisoner (2006)
Directed by Christian Faure
Drama, TV Movie · 3h 07m
Loudun, October 1947. Leon Besnard and Marie celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniversary with friends and Ady, a former German prisoner they have "adopted". A few days later, Leon dies. Louise, a friend of the couple's and probably Leon's mistress claims that, on his deathbed, the deceased told her that Marie was poisoning him. The whole town soon condemns Marie and she is arrested and sent to jail. Did she really kill Léon as well as twelve other members of her family as she finds herself charged with?
Cast
Muriel Robin
Marie Besnard
Mélanie Bernier
Simone Roulier
Jean-Yves Chatelais
Léon Besnard
Mado Maurin
Marie-Louise Davaillaud
Frank Geney
Ady
Annie Grégorio
Louise Pinson
Olivier Saladin
Auguste Leclerc
Gérard Chaillou
Bodin
Marie-France Santon
Solange Trousseau
Grégory Fitoussi
Maître André Vidal
Pascal Rénéric
Jacques
Philippe Magnan
Maître Gabard
Crew
- Director
- Christian Faure
- Writer
- Olga Vincent, Daniel Riche
- Director of Photography
- Willy Stassen
- Original Music Composer
- Charles Court, Carolin Petit
- Editor
- Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Alessandrini, Olga Vincent
Details
- Original title
- Marie Besnard l'empoisonneuse…
- Release date
- 2006-09-03
- Runtime
- 3h 07m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Belgium
- Production
- To Do Today Productions, RTBF, Ramona Productions