Dr. Petiot

1990 [FRENCH]

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / History / War

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 87%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 857 857

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Plot summary

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.

Top cast

Maryline Even as Madame Gilbert
André Chaumeau as Célestin Nivelon
Michel Serrault as Docteur Petiot
André Julien as Forestier
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
932.58 MB
1200*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  us  fr  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 3
1.69 GB
1800*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  us  fr  pt  
24 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by POB-2

Hugely entertaining account of a French mass murderer

From the opening sequence in a cinema when Dr Petiot (the extraordinary Michel Serrault) seethes with indignation at the puny evil portrayed by a Nosferatu-like character on-screen and then enters the action (a la Purple Rose of Cairo), you know this is an unusual movie experience. The story is strongly based on the real Petiot, a deranged but extremely clever, even witty, physician who preyed on desperate people fleeing the Holocaust and enriched himself in the process, then escaped arrest and built a new career as a French army doctor. When, finally, the real Petiot was brought to trial, he became an instant celebrity and the event a true cause celebre. This movie was something of a labour of love for Serrault and at a time when Roberto Benigni's La Vita e Bella is causing a sensation, this sleeper should become far better known.
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Reviewed by tony-70-667920 9 / 10

The fascination of evil

I saw this film when it was released in the UK, and it's one of the most memorable I've seen (and I've seen thousands!) It has a tone all its own, and features probably Michel Serrault's greatest performance. I can still see him going about his grisly business to the accompaniment of tango music. We had our own, more recent version of Petiot in Dr. Harold Shipman, who ushered many of his old patients into the next world. As with Petiot, you got the impression that it wasn't so much greed as the enjoyment of killing and getting away with it that motivated him. People will always be fascinated by such cases: it's a sad fact that evil is more interesting than good. The film is obviously best enjoyed on the big screen, but Richard Maddock and anyone else who wants to see it on DVD with English subtitles should e-mail Movie Detective, based in Seattle. Their DVDs are all regions, and they have enabled me to see so many rare films which are unavailable elsewhere. This one isn't on their site, but is available by e-mail.

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