What is the duration of The Elegant Criminal?

The duration of The Elegant Criminal is 125 mins.

What is the original language of The Elegant Criminal?

The original language of The Elegant Criminal is French.

Who directed The Elegant Criminal?

The Elegant Criminal was directed by Francis Girod, Jean-Michel Ribes.

Which studio made The Elegant Criminal?

The Elegant Criminal was produced by .

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Q: Does The Elegant Criminal have end credit scenes?

The Elegant Criminal does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Runtime

125 mins

Language

French

On 9 January 1836 the condemned murderer‑thief Pierre Lacenaire faces the guillotine. While awaiting death he confides his memoir to Inspector Allard, begging him to protect Hermine, the young woman he has cared for a decade. Flashbacks—from the prison, Allard’s study, and later readers—show Lacenaire’s bullied childhood, early thefts, first murder, brief army stint, seduction of a princess, and a tragic affair with the young man Avril, who dies beside him.

Studio

Francis Girod

Director

Jean-Michel Ribes

Director

Does The Elegant Criminal have end credit scenes?

No!

The Elegant Criminal does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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François

Daniel Auteuil

Pierre-François Lacenaire

François Périer

Lacenaire's father

Jacques Weber

Jacques Arago

Daniel Mesguich

Ida's husband

Samuel Labarthe

The abbot of Lusignan

Claude Makovski

General Counsel

Patrick Pineau

Avril

Maïwenn

Hermine

Rufus

Canler

Henri Lanoë

The first mogul

Jean-Paul Muel

Poulaillon

Marie-Armelle Deguy

Princess Ida

Geneviève Casile

Lacenaire's mother

Jacques Sereys

Pertuizet

Jacques Duby

Marmignat

Paul Le Person

Vigouroux

Jean Poiret

Allard

Jean Davy

Alphonse Damoiseau

Jean-Damien Barbin

Baton

Gérard Desarthe

Professor Tonnelier

Jean-Pierre Miquel

The president of the court

Yves Dangerfield

Doctor Brianchon

François-Régis Bastide

The superior

Maurice Bernart

Lambolley

Michel Vocoret

The big

Gérald Calderon

May father

Jean-Luc Douin

The prison priest

Henri Colpi

The head of the prison

Bertrand Van Effenterre

Degroot

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