La Passante du Sans-Souci
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La Passante du Sans-Souci (1982) is a French film by Jacques Rouffio, on a scenario by Joseph Kessel, starring Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli.
[edit] Synopsis
During an interview, Max Baumstein (Piccoli), respected chairman of a humanitarian organisation, shoots the Paraguayan ambassador dead, in cold blood. Tried for first-degree murder, he explains himself: the ambassador was a former Nazi official, responsible for the extermination of his family.
[edit] Trivia
- La Passante du Sans-Souci was the last film with Romy Schneider.
- In flash-backs, the character of young Max was played by Wendelin Werner.