Les Avocats du Diable
1981, French. Directed by André Cayatte.
In 1958 in Paris, during the Algerian War, a young trainee lawyer, Maître Chabrier, was assigned to defend an Algerian garbage collector against paratroopers who had beaten him. Stay out of Algerian affairs, his peers advise him because the trial is taking a political turn. Chabrier acquired the reputation of the Fellaghas' lawyer.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- André CayatteDirector
- Laurent MaletMaître Pierre Chabrier
- Anne-Marie PhilipeIsabelle Chabrier
- Mohamed ZinetMechtir
- Raymond GérômeMaître Jules Corvisart
- Michel AuclairMaître Orsini Belcourt
- AmidouLeader of the FLN
- Michel BeauneCommissioner of General Intelligence
- Victor GarrivierCriminal prosecutor
- Henri-Jacques HuetPrefect
- Jacques MauclairPresident of the military court
- Roland MonodFranciscan
- Badredinne BekkoucheCast
Details
- Released
- 19 May 1981
- Country
- France
- Written by
- André Cayatte, Henri Coupon
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Les Avocats du Diable isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 May 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Les Avocats du Diable?
Les Avocats du Diable (1981) was directed by André Cayatte and stars Laurent Malet, Anne-Marie Philipe, Mohamed Zinet.