In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.
Carole Bouquet
Louise de Rénal
Kim Rossi Stuart
Julien Sorel
Judith Godrèche
Mathilde de la Môle
Claude Rich
Marquis de la Môle
Bernard Verley
Monsieur de Rénal
Constanze Engelbrecht
Madame Derville
Francesco Acquaroli
Comte Altamira
Maurice Garrel
Abbé Chelan
