Assault (1936)

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.

Released Dec. 31, 1936 73 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.french-politics, imdb.french-national-assembly, imdb.reference-to-the-davis-cup, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.smear-campaign, imdb.defamation, imdb.past-catching-up + 15 more, imdb.blois-france, imdb.scandal-sheet, imdb.burning-documents, imdb.forced-confession, imdb.dutch-angle, imdb.based-on-play, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.1930s, imdb.politician, imdb.political-corruption, imdb.france, imdb.attempted-blackmail, imdb.older-man-younger-woman-relationship, imdb.political-scandal, imdb.suspicion