The Red Sweater
1979, French. Directed by Michel Drach.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Michel DrachDirector
- Serge AvédikianChristian Ranucci
- Michelle MarquaisLouise Mathon, la mère de Ranucci
- Claire DelucaMademoiselle le juge d'instruction
- Roland BertinLe commissaire Robiana
- Pierre MaguelonL'inspecteur Commenci
- Roger IbáñezM. Garcia, le père d'Elisa
- Jean BenguiguiCharlie, le journaliste
- Georges BellerGilles Chard, journaliste
- Patrick FloersheimVincent Pasquini, le garagiste
Details
- Released
- 7 October 1979
- Original title
- Le Pull-over rouge
- Country
- France
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The Red Sweater runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Red Sweater isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 October 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Red Sweater?
The Red Sweater (1979) was directed by Michel Drach and stars Serge Avédikian, Michelle Marquais, Claire Deluca.