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The Passerby (1982)

Original title: La Passante du Sans-Souci

1982-04-14 · 1h 50m · FR
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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...

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Jacques RouffioDirector

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Romy SchneiderRomy SchneiderElsa Wiener / Lina BaumsteinMichel PiccoliMichel PiccoliMax BaumsteinHelmut GriemHelmut GriemMichel WienerMaria SchellMaria SchellAnna HelwigMathieu CarrièreMathieu CarrièreRuppert von Leggaert / Federico LogoDominique LabourierDominique LabourierCharlotte MaupasWendelin WernerWendelin WernerYoung Max BaumsteinGérard KleinGérard KleinMaurice BouillardJacques MartinJacques MartinMarcelMarcel BozonnetMarcel BozonnetMercierChristiane CohendyChristiane CohendyHelene NolinPierre MichaëlPierre MichaëlMe Jouffroy

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What is The Passerby about?

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...

How long is The Passerby?

The Passerby has a runtime of 110 minutes.