The Statement

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Cast

Michael Caine
as Pierre Broussard

Tilda Swinton
as Annemarie Livi

Jeremy Northam
as Colonel Roux

Alan Bates
as Armand Bertier

John Boswall
as Father Leo

Matt Craven
as David Manenbaum

Frank Finlay
as Commissaire Vionne

Ciarán Hinds
as Pochon

William Hutt
as Le Moyne

Noam Jenkins
as Michael Levy

David de Keyser
as Dom Andre

John Neville
as Old Man

Edward Petherbridge
as Dom Vladimir

Charlotte Rampling
as Nicole Broussard

Colin Salmon
as Father Patrice

Malcolm Sinclair
as Cardinal of Lyon

Peter Wight
as Inspector Cholet

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• Oct 22, 2011

  I really liked the narrative behind this film, however I was slightly confused as to who I should be rooting for. Opening with (and following) Pierre Brossard we can see he is truly sorry for his actions. Is that just to calm his own nerves and make himself feel better? Maybe, but he still pained himself over what he has done which led me to believe we should be on his side and want him to escape. Certainly casting Michael Caine in this role does that. But at the end the filmmakers professed this film to the 7 Jews who were killed all those years ago, so why make their murderer so human and so compassionate? I also found it slightly slow at times when nothing to progress the narrative happened. This is a good film and whilst I won't be watching it for a long while it's something I'll definitely revisit. Thanks in part to Caine's brilliant performance!
  Sophie B Super Reviewer
• Aug 04, 2010

  Cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Jeremy Northam, Ciarán Hinds, John Neville, Matt Craven, Edward Petherbridge Director: Norman Jewison Summary: The buried sins of the past almost always find a way to surface in the present, as Frenchman Pierre Brossard (Michael Caine) discovers in this drama directed by Norman Jewison. Pierre's quiet life in southern France is disrupted as he's haunted by his betrayals. During World War II, his Nazi sympathizing led to the deaths of 14 Jews. With a Nazi hunter (Tilda Swinton), the police and hired killers on his trail, it's his turn to be the hunted. My Thoughts: "The movie grabbed me right from the start with it's brilliant opening, but unfortunately it doesn't keep with that brilliance the entire film. In about thirty minutes in, it gets quite boring. Not one of Caine's best performances, but a movie he did carry on his own. It's basically him going from church to church in hiding. Not very interesting, but the story is. I wish they would have elaborated on it more then just showing Caine's character on the run. Also, what happened to this film being of french characters, they all sounded pretty british to me. Just not well made."
  ♥˩ƳИИ & Super Reviewer
• Apr 24, 2009

  Not one of michael caines best of films its a bit boring really just following him around with his life and it just was very exciting!
  Film C Super Reviewer
• Jul 16, 2008

  Michael Caine plays the only interesting part , but even he can't help the sinking feeling of this flat, slow, superficial, unsympathetic tv movie with big aspirations. Too bad to know also that this may be Norman Jewison's last movie.
  Pierluigi P Super Reviewer

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