Life Love Death - Cast

Life Love Death (1969)
R
115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Life Love Death (1969)

115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

"Life, Love, Death" was made before the abolition of capital punishment in France. Its central message is the inhumanity of the guillotine. The film, which is shot somewhat in a cinema verite style, divides roughly into three acts. In Act ...See more"Life, Love, Death" was made before the abolition of capital punishment in France. Its central message is the inhumanity of the guillotine. The film, which is shot somewhat in a cinema verite style, divides roughly into three acts. In Act One, there is a series of murders of prostitutes in Paris. An obviously deeply disturbed man is hiring these prostitutes and then strangling them. Suspicion falls on François (Amidou), a married man with a child. The police put him under surveillance. (Viewers will recognize the inspector in charge of the team as Marcel Bozzuffi, who would play Popeye Doyle's nemesis in The French Connection a couple of years later.) Ironically, François is experiencing spiritual healing and renewal through the power of love---not with his wife, of course, this being a French film, but through an affair with a beautiful young woman he has met (not a prostitute). But just as this is happening and François seems to have lost the need to commit violent crimes, he is arrested. Act Two is the arraignment, trial and exposition of François's life and history. His recent transformation, of course, makes no impression on the court, and he is sentenced to death by guillotine. Act Three is a documentary-style record of François's last days in prison and his execution. The last scene in the film is an image of the guillotine's blade beginning its descent; it slows and freezes and there is a fade to black, as a voiceover issues a passionate plea for abolition of the guillotine. Written by mfisher452 See less

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41 cast members

Name	Known for
Amidou François Toledo François Toledo See fewer	Spy Game (2001)
Caroline Cellier Caroline Caroline See fewer	Year of the Jellyfish (1984)
Janine Magnan Janine Toledo Janine Toledo See fewer	Le propre de l'homme (1961)
Marcel Bozzuffi Le commissaire Marchand Le commissaire Marchand See fewer	The French Connection (1971)
Pierre Zimmer Un officier de police Un officier de police See fewer	Give Me Ten Desperate Men (1962)
Catherine Samie Julie - une prostituée Julie - une prostituée See fewer	22 Bullets (2010)
Lisette Bersy Hélène - la belle-mère de François Hélène - la belle-mère de François See fewer	The Good and the Bad (1976)
Albert Naud L'avocat de la défense L'avocat de la défense See fewer	Mourir d'aimer... (1971)
Jean-Pierre Sloan Le procureur Le procureur See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Nathalie Durrand Sophie Toledo Sophie Toledo See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Sylvia Saurel Sabine - une prostituée (as Sylvie Saurel) Sabine - une prostituée (as Sylvie Saurel) See fewer	La dame de Monsoreau (1971)
Denyse Roland La prostituée à Nimes La prostituée à Nimes See fewer	Cinq filles en furie (1964)
Rita Maiden La prostituée en voiture La prostituée en voiture See fewer	Playtime (1967)
Pierre Collet Le bourreau Le bourreau See fewer	The Red Circle (1970)
Albert Rajau Un aide-bourreau Un aide-bourreau See fewer	The Man in the Iron Mask (I) (1998)
Jacques Henry Un aide-bourreau Un aide-bourreau See fewer	Man of Desire (1970)
Jean-Marc Allègre Un aide-bourreau Un aide-bourreau See fewer	Aux frontières du possible (1971)
Colette Taconnat L'assistante sociale L'assistante sociale See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Jean Collomb Le propriétaire du motel Le propriétaire du motel See fewer	A Man and a Woman (1966)
Claudia Morin La fille du dancing La fille du dancing See fewer	La cloche tibétaine (1974)
Robert Hossein L'homme dans le film L'homme dans le film See fewer	Les Misérables (1982)
Annie Girardot La femme dans le film La femme dans le film See fewer	The Piano Teacher (2001)
François Reichenbach Self Self See fewer	The Winner (1961)
Manuel Benítez 'El Cordobés' Self (as El Cordobes) Self (as El Cordobes) See fewer	Aprendiendo a morir (1962)
Marc Arian Le greffier de la prison Le greffier de la prison See fewer	Beaumarchais ou 60000 fusils (1966)
Claude Barrois Un témoin au procès Un témoin au procès See fewer	Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille (1992)
Gabriel Cinque Actor Actor See fewer	Plus belle la vie (2004)
Jean Devoyod Self - l'aumonier de la prison de la Santé (as D. Devoyod) Self - l'aumonier de la prison de la Santé (as D. Devoyod) See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Christiane Didier Actress Actress See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
A. Dousson Self - le directeur de la prison de la Santé Self - le directeur de la prison de la Santé See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Pierre Forget Le gardien-chef de la prison Le gardien-chef de la prison See fewer	The Vanishing (1988)
Jean-Pierre Granval Actor Actor See fewer	La double inconstance (1964)
Jean-Pierre Hazy Un officier de police Un officier de police See fewer	Game of Seduction (1976)
Robert Le Ray Le releveur d'empreintes Le releveur d'empreintes See fewer	C'est bon pour la santé (1975)
Louis Lyonnet Un gardien de la prison de la Santé Un gardien de la prison de la Santé See fewer	Live for Life (1967)
Léo Peltier Actor Actor See fewer	Body of My Enemy (1976)
Jean Roquel Un gardien de prison Un gardien de prison See fewer	Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
Jean-Pierre Sloane Avocat Avocat See fewer	Life Love Death (1969)
Roger Weber Actor Actor See fewer	Monsignor (1949)
Yves Gabrielli Un officier de police (uncredited) Un officier de police (uncredited) See fewer	La Femme Nikita (1990)
Jacques Portet Un officier de police (uncredited) Un officier de police (uncredited) See fewer	Fifty-Fifty (1981)