The Caillaux Case 1918 The Supreme Sensation of Modern Times A Scandal of the War That Electrified the World
Overview: Based on an international scandal that hit prewar France, when the editor of the Paris daily LE FIGARO, Gaston Calmette was shot to death by Madame Caillaux, wife of the Minister of Finance for his exposè of her husband's traitorous activities on behalf of Germany.