Dr. Petiot
– A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petio..
A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.
19 Sep 1990
French
Christian de Chalonge
Dominique Garnier, Christian de Chalonge
Michel Serrault, Pierre Romans, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Zbigniew Horoks
Based on the real life of Dr. Marcel Petiot: During world war II Petiot, an MD living in occupied Paris, promised to help wealthy Jewish people among his patients to flee occupied France for Spain. Instead, he drugged them and burnt their bodies in his home, while stealing their valuables. After the Liberation of France, he was condemned to death.
1 win & 1 nomination.