The Statement 20 years old

At the end of World War II, many of those involved in war crimes were prosecuted. Some got away. Until now.

The Statement

The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...

Credits

The Statement Cast

Name Character
Ciarán Hinds He was 50, now 71 years old as Pochon
Michael Caine He was 70, now 91 years old as Pierre Brossard
Frank Finlay He was 77, 89 years old when he died as Commissaire Vionnet
Charlotte Rampling She was 57, now 78 years old as Nicole
Tilda Swinton She was 43, now 63 years old as Annemarie Livi
Matt Craven He was 47, now 67 years old as David Manenbaum
Alan Bates He was 69, 69 years old when he died as Armand Bertier
Peter Wight He was 53, now 74 years old as Inspector Cholet
Jeremy Northam He was 42, now 62 years old as Colonel Roux
Noam Jenkins He was 19, now 40 years old as Michael Levy
John Neville He was 78, 86 years old when he died as Old Man
William Hutt He was 83, 87 years old when he died as Le Moyne

The Statement Crew

Name Department
Françoise Benoît-Fresco as Set Decoration. She was 3 (now 24) years old Art
Stephen E. Rivkin as Editor. He was 3 (now 24) years old Editing
Nathalie Cheron as Casting. Production
Robyn Slovo as Producer. She was 50 (now 71) years old Production
Nina Gold as Casting. She was 36 (now 57) years old Production
Normand Corbeil as Music. He was 47 (56) years old when He died Sound
Robin D. Cook as Casting. Production
Brian Moore as Novel. He was 82 (77) years old when He died Writing
Andrew S. Eisen as Editor. Editing
Ronald Harwood as Writer. He was 69 (now 89) years old Writing
Norman Jewison as Director. He was 77 (now 97) years old Directing
Norman Jewison as Producer. He was 77 (now 97) years old Production
Robert Lantos as Producer. He was 54 (now 74) years old Production
Carine Sarfati as Costume Design. She was 53 (now 74) years old Costume & Make-Up
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The Statement (20 years)

At the end of World War II, many of those involved in war crimes were prosecuted. Some got away. Until now.

  • Release day: Friday, December 12, 2003
  • Runtime: 120 minutes