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The Passerby (1982)

★ 6.21h 50mDrama
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Synopsis

Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

Movie Information

Director
Jacques Rouffio
Writers
Jacques Rouffio, Jacques Kirsner
Release Year
1982
Runtime
110 minutes
Genre
Drama
Language
FR
Country
France, Germany
Status
Released
Rating
6.2 / 10 (42 votes)

Top Cast

Romy Schneider — cast portrait as Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
Romy Schneider
Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
Michel Piccoli — cast portrait as Max Baumstein
Michel Piccoli
Max Baumstein
Helmut Griem — cast portrait as Michel Wiener
Helmut Griem
Michel Wiener
Dominique Labourier — cast portrait as Charlotte Maupas
Dominique Labourier
Charlotte Maupas
Gérard Klein — cast portrait as Maurice Bouillard
Gérard Klein
Maurice Bouillard
Mathieu Carrière — cast portrait as Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo
Mathieu Carrière
Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico Logo
Jacques Martin — cast portrait as Marcel
Jacques Martin
Marcel
Wendelin Werner — cast portrait as Young Max Baumstein
Wendelin Werner
Young Max Baumstein

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