La Machine poster

Movie · 1977

La Machine

Released 17 September 1977 More from 1977 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Pierre Lentier murders an 8-year-old in horrendous circumstances. This 30-something solitary factory worker who lives on the edge of society is sentenced to death. A damning indictment of the death penalty and the manipulative behaviour of the media.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Monique Mélinand
as Le juge d'instruction
61
Hélène Surgère
as Une psychiatre
48
Gérard Blain
as Le journaliste
46
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Pierre Lentier
30
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Monique Mélinand — oldest on the call sheet
30Jean-Christophe Bouvet — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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