Le Denomme

Le Dénommé is a 1990 French prison drama directed by Jean-Claude Dague, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Yves Lavandier. The ensemble cast features well-known French actors of the period, including Philippe Léotard, Michel Galabru, Bernard Fresson, Claude Brosset and Dominique Zardi. Classified as both a drama and a prison film, the picture builds its narrative around the world of incarceration. It was released in France in 1990 and was also distributed in Germany under the title Rebell hinter Gittern. The film stands as one of the works in Dague's directing career.