The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)

Production companies : Cinémaginaire / Epithète films / France 2 Cinéma / France 3 Cinéma / CNC / Canal+ / Téléfilm Canada / SODEC / Société Radio-Canada /

April 19, 2000 1h 52m Canada Romance French More

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In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.

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title：The Widow of Saint-Pierre
status：Released
Release date： 2000
Runtime：1h 52m
Genres： Romance · Drama · History ·
Countries of origin： Canada · France · St. Pierre and Miquelon ·
Original Language： French ·
Director： Patrice Leconte /
Writers： Patrice Leconte · Claude Faraldo ·
Production companies： Cinémaginaire · Epithète films · France 2 Cinéma · France 3 Cinéma · CNC · Canal+ · Téléfilm Canada · SODEC · Société Radio-Canada ·
Overview：In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.