La Passante du Sans-Souci
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La Passante du Sans-Souci (The Passerby) is a 1982 French film directed by Jacques Rouffio, based on the 1936 novel on the same name by by Joseph Kessel, starring Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli.
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[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] Cast and roles
- Romy Schneider - Elsa Wiener / Lina Baumstein
- Michel Piccoli - Max Baumstein
- Helmut Griem - Michel Wiener
- Dominique Labourier - Charlotte Maupas
- Gérard Klein - Maurice Bouillard
- Mathieu Carrière - Ruppert / Frederico
- Jacques Martin - Marcel, a cabaret artist
- Wendelin Werner - Young Max
- Marcel Bozonnet - Mercier
- Christiane Cohendy - Helene Nolin
- Pierre Michaël - Me Jouffroy
- Véronique Silver - Presidente du tribunal
- Maria Schell - Anna Helwig
- Raymond Aquilon
- Béatrice Avoine
- Martine de Breteuil
- Arnaud Carbonnier
- Patricia Cartier
- André Chaumeau
- Alain MacMoy
- Stephan Meldegg
- Jacques Nolot
- Pierre Pernet
- Jean Reno
- Isabelle Sadoyan
[edit] Trivia
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- 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.

