
Action directe, nos années de plomb
Documentary · History
Overview
Between 1979 and 1987, a far-left group wreaked havoc across France. Robberies, bombings, assassinations. They struck hard and disappeared in a cloud of explosives, leaflets scattered in the wind, and relentless ideological demands. Their name? Action Directe. More than 80 attacks, 26 wounded, and 12 dead in less than ten years. Stunned French citizens discovered posters plastered everywhere showing portraits of these young women and men who looked like everyone else and whom nothing seemed to be able to stop. A long and intense manhunt began, culminating in the arrest of the group's leadership.
Top Cast


Natacha Régnier
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)
Natacha Régnier
Narrator (Voice over)


Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Self : May 68 - Demonstrator & Politician


Olivier Rolin
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
Olivier Rolin
Self : Founder of Gauche prolétarienne & Writer
Bernard Ripert
Bernard Ripert
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Bernard Ripert
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Marie-Christine Ételin
Marie-Christine Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
Marie-Christine Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan (Leader of Action directe)
Henri Leclerc
Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
Henri Leclerc
Self : Lawyer of Jean-Marc Rouillan & Nathalie Ménigon
Christian Ételin
Christian Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Christian Ételin
Self : Lawyer of Action directe
Patricia Tourancheau
Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist
Patricia Tourancheau
Self : Journalist
Hervé Brusini
Hervé Brusini
Self : Journalist
Hervé Brusini
Self : Journalist
Jo Querr
Jo Querr
Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
Jo Querr
Self : Counter-terrorism squad superintendent
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