---
title: 'La machine (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Vecchiali'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-machine-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076343/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La machine (1977)

1977 · 100 min · Drama · France


## Synopsis

The Machine is a 1977 French legal drama film directed by Paul Vecchiali. Centered on a child murder case, the film functions as a critique of capital punishment, which was then a subject of controversy in France prior to its 1981 abolition. The title refers to the social mechanism that leads to a man being sentenced to death and executed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Vecchiali](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vecchiali)

## Cast

- [Gaston Haustrate](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-haustrate)
- [Paul Vecchiali](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vecchiali)
- [Monique Mélinand](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-melinand)
- [Jean-Christophe Bouvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-christophe-bouvet)
- [Frédéric Norbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-norbert)
- [Maurice Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-gautier)
- [Jean-Claude Guiguet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-guiguet)
- [Noël Simsolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-simsolo)
- [Sonia Saviange](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-saviange)
- [Michel Delahaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-delahaye)
- [Hélène Surgère](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-surgere)
- [Jean-François Stévenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-stevenin)
- [Marie-Claude Treilhou](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-claude-treilhou)
- [Cécile Clairval-Milhaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-clairval-milhaud)
- [Gérard Frot-Coutaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-frot-coutaz)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-machine-1977
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