Assault(1936)

movie - first aired/released 1936-12-31 - 73 min - audience 8.0

Drama

Directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis

Alexandre Mérital, the leader of a political party, finds himself under attack from Frépeau, one of his opponents. The latter has indeed discovered that Mérital committed a theft in his youth. But Mérital will not be intimidated by his adversary's move. In his turn, he discovers that Frépeau was once involved in a financial scandal, which forces the plaintiff to discontinue the prosecution.