Voltaire et l'affaire Calas

Overview

A Protestant businessman, Jean Calas, is tortured to death for allegedly killing his son to stop him becoming a Catholic. Voltaire launches a Europe-wide campaign to win rehabilitation for Calas and compensation for his family.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 4, 2007

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Switzerland

Production

ARTE,Bel Ombre Films

Cast

Barbara Schulz,Claude Rich,Carlo Brandt,François Germond

Director

Francis Reusser

Writer

Alain Moreau

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0996668