The Poisoner or Marie Besnard, l'empoisonneuse is a 2006 French-Belgium drama television film directed by Christian Faure. It stars Muriel Robin as Marie Besnard and it was broadcast on TF1 in 2006.

Plot

In 1947, in Loudun, Mary and Leon Besnard celebrate with their friends, eighteen years of marriage. Marie surprising gestures moved between Leo and her best friend, Louise. Soon after, Leo gets sick and dies. Louise confided to a friend that Leo was convinced he was poisoned by his wife. In Paris, Simone Roulier, a trainee journalist, decides to cover the case.

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Cast

Muriel Robin as Marie Besnard

Mélanie Bernier as Simone Roulier

Olivier Saladin as Auguste Leclerc

Grégory Fitoussi as Monsieur Vidal

Marie-Hélène Lentini as Madame Rossignol

Mado Maurin as Madame Davaillaud

Maurice Antoni as Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Jean-Yves Chatelais as Léon Besnard

Annie Grégorio as Louise Pinson

Marie-France Santon as Madame Trousseau

Jean-Noël Brouté as Inspector Lavalette

Cécile Bois as Lawyer Chantal Jacquemin

Philippe Magnan as Lawyer Gabard

Philippe du Janerand as President Guirec

Pierre Laroche as President Boissier

Jean-Paul Dubois as Doctor Vallois

Julien Cafaro as Doctor Cellier

André Penvern as Professor Boiledieu

René Carton as Professor Griffon

Max Delor as Professor Kohn-Abres

Philippe Faure as Professor Peccoux

Benoît Georges as Professor Ollivier

Jean-Marc Roulot as Professor Perrot

Jacques Leplus as Professor Kelling

Jean-Pierre Alessandri as Monsieur Bonbour

Maria Ducceschi as Madame Duzac

Vincent Duviau as Célestin Fichet

Zazie Delem as Ginette Baujan

Nicolas Jouhet as René Davaillaud

Frank Geney as Ady

Gérard Chaillou as Bodin

Pascal Reneric as Jacques

Maëva Pasquali as Marylou

Anne Girouard as Henriette

Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Gaston

François Aramburu as Pixier

Stéphane Jobert as Garnier

Anne Loiret as Simone's Mother

Accolades

References

External links

French drama television films

2006 television films

2006 films

2000s French-language films

2006 drama films

2000s French films

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