Docteur Petiot (1990)

Docteur Petiot is a French crime film first released in 1990, directed by Christian de Chalonge.  The film stars Michel Serrault, Pierre Romans, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Zbigniew Horoks and Aurore Prieto.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


1942, during the German occupation of France.  Dr Marcel Petiot appears to be a model citizen, a man who is dedicated to helping others, caring for the sick and giving free consultations to his less well-off patients.  But there is a darker side to Dr Petiot.  He offers to help Jewish families escape the Nazis, but he merely takes them to their death in a macabre ritual so that he can steal their money...

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Disappointing!  What could have been a great combination of Murder Mystery/Occupation drama is instead a plodding story about a man who commits one murder after another and nearly gets away with it. The country (France) is too busy coping with the Germans to take much notice. A good premise though (based on true events)
J. Vernen (California, USA)  

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