The Witness

The Witness

1978 · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Drama

An Italian painter, Antonio Berti, pays a visit to Reims to his friend Robert Maurisson, a banker with political views on the town hall, who hides, under an affable air and an irreproachable dignity, a libertine and cynical temperament. Charged by the notable with the restoration of paintings exhibited in the cathedral, the artist calls on Cathy, a young girl from the choir, to serve as his model. The young girl will be found dead a few hours after their interview, near one of Robert's properties.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky · Written by Augusto Caminito

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Alberto Sordi Antonio Berti
Philippe Noiret Robert Maurisson
Roland Dubillard Commissaire Guérin
Gisèle Préville Louise Maurisson
Consuelo Ferrara Hélène
Paul Crauchet Cathy's father
Sandra Dobrigna Cathy Massys
Gérard Hoffmann L'inspecteur Henri Marquet
Madeleine Colin Mademoiselle Valentine
Paul Müller Le beau-frère de Maurisson
Dominique Zardi Moignard
Dany Bernard Un chasseur

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