The Poisoner (2006)

Loudun, October 1947. Leon Besnard and Marie celebrate their eighteenth wedding anniversary with friends and Ady, a former German prisoner they have "adopted". A few days later, Leon dies. Louise, a friend of the couple's and probably Leon's mistress claims that, on his deathbed, the deceased told her that Marie was poisoning him. The whole town soon condemns Marie and she is arrested and sent to jail. Did she really kill Léon as well as twelve other members of her family as she finds herself charged with?

Cast (62)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Muriel Robin

Marie Besnard

Mélanie Bernier

Simone Roulier

Jean-Yves Chatelais

Léon Besnard

Mado Maurin

Marie-Louise Davaillaud

Frank Geney

Ady

Annie Grégorio

Louise Pinson

Olivier Saladin

Auguste Leclerc

Gérard Chaillou

Bodin

Marie-France Santon

Solange Trousseau

Grégory Fitoussi

Maître André Vidal

P

Pascal Rénéric

Jacques

Philippe Magnan

Maître Gabard

Jean-Noël Brouté

Inspector Lavalette

Jean-Paul Dubois

Doctor Vallois

Maëva Pasquali

Marylou

Anne Loiret

Thérèse Roulier, Simone's mother

Anne Girouard

Henriette, postwoman

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Gaston, gravedigger

Nicolas Jouhet

René Davaillaud

Marie-Hélène Lentini

Mrs. Rossignol

Maria Ducceschi

Mrs. Duzac

Stéphane Jobert

Garnier

Zazie Delem

Ginette Baujan

Vincent Duviau

Célestin Fichet

J

Jean-Pierre Alessandrini

Mr. Bonbour

Maurice Antoni

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

F

François Aramburu

Pixier

Marie Berto

Chief supervisor

Pascal Besson

Journalist

Cécile Bois

Maître Chantal Jacquemin

M

Mathieu Bonnet

Medical student

Olivier Brocheriou

Jean-Claude Bodin

Julien Cafaro

Doctor Cellier

René Carton

Professor Griffon

B

Bastien Clerin

Choirboy

Laurent Cotillard

Customer of Bodin’s café

Alain Debruyne

General advocate of Paris

Max Delor

Professor Kohn-Abres

M

Michel Deshayes

Journalist

Philippe du Janerand

President Guirec

Philippe Faure

Professor Peccoux

Norbert Ferrer

RTF technician

Frédérique Gautier

Mrs. Vidal mother

B

Benoît Georges

Professor Ollivier

D

Didier Gourdin

Caricature artist

Peter Huc

Laboratory operator

Pierre Laroche

President Boissier

J

Jacques Leplus

Professor Kelling

G

Gérard Levoyer

Customer of Bodin’s café

Pascal Lifschutz

The wine merchant

F

François Loiseau

Journalist

Françoise Loreau

Warden

Jérémy Martin

RTF technician

Régine Mondion

Inmate

Thierry Nenez

Journalist

André Penvern

Professor Boiledieu

Kévin Petureau

Medical student

Edouard Pretet

Court clerk

Jean-Marc Roulot

Professor Perrot

Joe Sheridan

English journalist

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