The Passerby (1982 film)

The Passerby (original French title: La passante du Sans-Souci, "The Passerby of Sans-Souci") is a 1982 French-West German drama film directed by Jacques Rouffio, based on the 1936 novel on the same name by Joseph Kessel, and starring Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli.[1] It was Schneider's last film.

The Passerby
Directed byJacques Rouffio
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJean Penzer
Edited byAnna Ruiz
Music byGeorges Delerue
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Parafrance Films
  • Scotia International Filmverleih
Release date
14 April 1982
Running time
110 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • West Germany
LanguageFrench

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Berlin and Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jürgen Kiebach.

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 foster parents.

Cast and roles

References
  1. Insdorf p.40

Bibliography
  • Annette Insdorf. Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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