Action directe, nos années de plomb
09/09/2024
Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.
Movie Information
Natacha Régnier
as Narrator (Voice over)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
as Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
Olivier Rolin
as Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
Bernard Ripert
as Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Marie-Christine Ételin
as Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
Henri Leclerc
as Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
Christian Ételin
as Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Patricia Tourancheau
as Self : Journalist
Hervé Brusini
as Self : Journalist
Jo Querr
as Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
Jean-Louis Bruguière
as Self : Investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs
Jean-Pierre Pochon
as Self : General information counter-terrorism unit chief
Jean Glavany
as Self : Head of cabinet of President François Mitterrand (1981-1988)
Robert Badinter
as Self : Minister of Justice (1981-1986)
Jean-Louis Huesca
as Self : Crime squad superintendent
Dan Franck
as Self : Friend and host of an Action Directe member, Writer & Screenwriter
Élisabeth Trétiack-Franck
as Self : Daniel Franck's then wife & Press officer
Noël Mamère
as Self : TV Newsreader (Archive)
Patrick Stefanini
as Self : Principal private Secretary of Robert Pandraud & Deputy Minister for Security (1986-1988)
Gilles Leclair
as Self : Crime squad superintendent
Ange Mancini
as Self : First boss of the RAID
Frédérique Lantieri
as Self : Journalist
