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The Statement (other)
The Statement may refer to: * ''The Statement'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Brian Moore * ''The Statement'' (film), a 2003 film by Norman Jewison, based on Brian Moore's novel See also * Statement (other) * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statement (novel)
''The Statement'' (1995) is a thriller novel by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore. Set in the south of France and Paris in the early 1990s, ''The Statement'' is the tale of Pierre Brossard, a former officer in the pro-Fascist militia which served Vichy France, and a murderer of Jews. It was published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom in 1995 and by E.P. Dutton in the United States on 1 June 1996. Plot summary Now 70 years old, Brossard has spent the better part of his life in hiding, traveling among the monasteries and abbeys that offer him asylum. Though he has evaded capture for decades with the help of the French government and the Catholic Church, now a new breed of government officials is determined to break decades of silence and expose and expiate the crimes of Vichy. Inspiration The character of Pierre Brossard in ''The Statement'' is inspired by Paul Touvier (1915–1996), a French Nazi collaborator who was arrested for war crimes in 1989. After his arrest, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statement (film)
''The Statement'' is a 2003 drama film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Michael Caine. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Brian Moore, and the screenplay was written by Ronald Harwood. The plot was inspired by the true story of Paul Touvier, a Vichy French police official who was indicted after World War II for ordering the execution of seven Jews in retaliation for the French Resistance's assassination of Vichy France minister Philippe Henriot. For decades after the war he escaped trial thanks to an intricate web of protection, which allegedly included senior members of the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was arrested in 1989 inside a Traditionalist Catholic priory in Nice and was convicted in 1994. He died in prison in 1996, at the age of 81. ''The Statement'' is the last film directed by Jewison before his retirement. The film was Alan Bates's final theatrical role following his death in the year of the film’s release. Plot Pierre Brossard (Caine), a Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |