
Heaven(2002)
A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.



Jacques Brel
Investigating Judge Bernard Level

Catherine Rouvel
Danièle Lebegue

Paola Pitagora
Laura

Charles Denner
Graziani

François Cadet
Rabut

Roland Lesaffre
Saugeat

Françoise Giret
Geneviève Saugeat

Didier Haudepin
François

Harry-Max
Moulard

Pierre Maguelon
Guardian
Law Breakers is a crime, drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of court, hearing, torturing police. Directed by Marcel Carné, it stars Jacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Paola Pitagora. A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
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