Terror's Advocate
2007, French. Directed by Barbet Schroeder.
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, exploring how Vergès assisted, from the 1960s onwards, anti-imperialist terrorist cells operating in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Participants interviewed include Algerian nationalists Yacef Saadi, Zohra Drif, Djamila Bouhired and Abderrahmane Benhamida, Khmer Rouge members Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, once far-left activists Hans-Joachim Klein and Magdalena Kopp, terrorist Carlos the Jackal, lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, neo-Nazi Ahmed Huber, Palestinian politician Bassam Abu Sharif, Lebanese politician Karim Pakradouni, political cartoonist Siné, former spy Claude Moniquet, novelist and ghostwriter Lionel Duroy, and investigative journalist Oliver Schröm.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Fun if you don’t overthink it.
6.6/10 from 41 TMDB viewer ratings.
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Terror's Advocate is streaming on Dox, Magnolia Selects, and Warriors and Gangsters in India.
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Cast & crew
- Barbet SchroederDirector
- Jacques VergèsSelf
- Ilich Ramírez SánchezSelf / Carlos the Jackal (voice)
- Yacef SaâdiSelf
- Magdalena KoppSelf
- Abderrahmane BenhamidaSelf
- Djamila BouharedSelf
- Isabelle Coutant-PeyreSelf
- Jean-Paul DolléSelf
- Barbet SchroederNarrator (voice)
- Guillaume DurandSelf (archive footage)
- Klaus BarbieSelf (archive footage)
- Zohra Drif-BitatSelf
Details
- Released
- 6 June 2007
- Original title
- L'avocat de la terreur
- Country
- France
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Terror's Advocate: quick answers
Is Terror's Advocate worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.6/10 from 41 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Terror's Advocate?
Terror's Advocate runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
Does Terror's Advocate have a post-credits scene?
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Terror's Advocate parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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Which OTT platform is Terror's Advocate on?
Terror's Advocate is streaming on Dox, Magnolia Selects, and Warriors and Gangsters in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Terror's Advocate?
If you liked Terror's Advocate, try The Most Dangerous Man in America, The Trials of Henry Kissinger, General Idi Amin Dada.
Who directed Terror's Advocate?
Terror's Advocate (2007) was directed by Barbet Schroeder and stars Jacques Vergès, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Yacef Saâdi.