---
title: 'Law Breakers (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marcel Carné'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/law-breakers-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066789/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Law Breakers (1971)

1971 · 110 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Les Assassins de l'ordre

## Synopsis

Les Assassins de l'ordre is a 1971 crime film starring Jacques Brel and directed by Marcel Carné. The film is based on the novel Les Assassins de l'ordre by Jean Laborde. The novel was based on the real-life incident where a man who was accused to stealing a watch was beaten to death by three police officers. The film is about an magistrate who is assigned to examine the case of two policemen and their inspector who have beaten a suspect to death. By the time the case is heard in court, all the witnesses and the widow's counsel have been intimidated into silence, which leads to the magistrate coming under heavy pressure to drop the case, and to have the three murderers walk free.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marcel Carné](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-carne)
- **Screenplay:** [Marcel Carné](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-carne), [Paul Andréota](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-andreota)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Colombier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-colombier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Badal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-badal)
- **Editor:** [Henri Rust](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-rust)

## Cast

- [Tania Busselier](https://cinepixo.com/people/tania-busselier)
- [Henri Nassiet](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-nassiet)
- [Jean Franval](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-franval)
- [Charles Denner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-denner)
- [Boby Lapointe](https://cinepixo.com/people/boby-lapointe)
- [Pierre Maguelon](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-maguelon)
- [Paola Pitagora](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-pitagora)
- [Harry-Max](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-max)
- [François Cadet](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-cadet)
- [Jean-Roger Caussimon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-roger-caussimon)
- [Catherine Rouvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-rouvel)
- [Luc Ponette](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-ponette)
- [Serge Sauvion](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-sauvion)
- [Marius Laurey](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-laurey)
- [Charles Bayard](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bayard)

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