The Statement (2003)
- Starring:
- Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Jewison
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Mystery & Suspense
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A man who has been able to avoid the consequences of his actions for nearly 50 years suddenly finds he must answer pursuers on both sides of the law in this drama, based on the novel by Brian Moore and inspired by a true story. After France fell to German occupation during World War II, the Nazi-controlled Vichy government established a law-enforcement group known as the Milice, who were under the direct control of Nazi authorities. In 1944, Pierre Brossard (George Williams) is one of a handful of Milice officers who round up and execute seven Jewish resistance members in the village of Dombey. After the liberation of France, Brossard is tried and convicted for his crimes, but he manages to escape capture, and years later is pardoned. In 1992, Brossard (now played by Michael Caine) is an elderly man living a quiet life in Provence and modestly supported by fellow veterans of the Vichy regime when he's ambushed and nearly killed by a man whom he learns was a hired killer. Brossard discovers this is hardly his only problem; new legislation will allow Vichy-era war criminals who escaped punishment to be charged and tried again, and Anne Marie Livi (Tilda Swinton), a bright and aggressive French prosecutor, has joined forces with Col. Roux (Jeremy Northam) to bring Brossard, among others, to justice. While Brossard is still being clandestinely assisted by church officials and Vichy sympathizers, he must go on the run to avoid capture, and finds himself hiding from the French police as well as a cadre of underground assassins, whose alliances and purposes are frustratingly unclear. The Statement also stars Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, and Frank Finlay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael Caine - Pierre Brossard
- Jeremy Northam - Col. Roux
- Charlotte Rampling - Nicole
- Ciarán Hinds - Pochon
- William Hutt - Le Moyne
- Noam Jenkins - Michael
- Malcolm Sinclair - Cardinal of Lyon
- David de Keyser - Dom Andre
- Tilda Swinton - Anne Marie Livi
- Alan Bates - Bertier
- John Neville - Old Man
- Frank Finlay - Commissaire Vionnet
- Matt Craven - David
- Peter Wight - Cholet
- Colin Salmon - Patrice
- Director(s):
- Norman Jewison
- Writer(s):
- Ronald Harwood
- Producer(s):
- Robert Lantos, Norman Jewison
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound
- 2003 - The Statement - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 2003 - The Statement - National Board of Review - Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking
