Section Spéciale (Special Section) (1975)
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Based on a true story, Costa-Gavras' Special Section (Section Speciale) is set in wartime France, but the parallels to contemporary political persecution are inescapable. A young German naval officer is killed in occupied Paris. The supplicative Vichy government sets about to locate the… More Based on a true story, Costa-Gavras' Special Section (Section Speciale) is set in wartime France, but the parallels to contemporary political persecution are inescapable. A young German naval officer is killed in occupied Paris. The supplicative Vichy government sets about to locate the perpetrators. Four idealistic young Frenchman are arrested, tortured and slated for execution. It is clear that it doesn't matter whether they're guilty or not: the flames of totalitarianism must be stoked, even with the blood of the innocent. And it's especially convenient if the accused are thoroughly expendable in the eyes of the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Costa-Gavras
- Written By
- Costa-Gavras, Jorge Semprún
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 23, 1975 Wide
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Cast
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Louis Seigner
as Garde Sceaux
- Roland Bertin
- Michael Lonsdale
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Ivo Garrani
as Admiral
- Francois Maistre
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Michel Lonsdale
as Minister
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Henri Serre
as Delegate
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Pierre Dux
as Procurator
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Claude Piéplu
as President
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Jean Bouise
as Linais
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Jean Champion
as Advocate
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Jacques Spiesser
as Fredo
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Yves Robert
as Bastard
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Bruno Cremer
as Sampaix
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Jacques Perrin
as Lafarge
- Heinz Bennent
- Costa-Gavras
- Jacques François
- Michel Galabru
- Hubert Gignoux
- Claudio Gora
- Julien Guiomar
- Guy Mairesse
- Jacques Rispal
- Maurice Teynac
- Hans Richter
