Dispute in Valladolid
Spain has crossed the ocean and found a new world, and in Valladolid the Church has to decide whether the people living there have souls. Bartolomé de las Casas (Jean-Pierre Marielle) argues for the natives against Ginèse de Sepúlveda (Jean-Louis Trintignant), who speaks for the conquerors and colonists, while the Pope's legate (Jean Carmet) listens to both. Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe films it as a debate between two men, letting the argument carry the drama.
Claude Laugieras Frère Ambrosiano
Didier Bourguignonas Le scribe
Dominique Noéas Un assesseur du légat
Emmanuel-Georges Delajoieas L'ouvrier africain
Franck Laigneauas Le jeune moine au claquoir
Jean Nehras Assistant de Las Casas
Jean-Paul Egalonas Le soldat
Mogan Mehlemas Représentant du Roi
Raymond Aulméas Un dominicain