The Red Sweater
5.4
1979
2h 0m
A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
Movie Information
Status
Released
Release Date
October 7, 1979
Runtime
2h 0m
Rating
5.4
(15 votes)
Genres
Drama
Crime
Production Companies
Gaumont
Overview
A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Southern France. The publicity the book and film helped abolish capital punishment in France in 1981.
