| Justice Is Done | |
|---|---|
) French Poster | |
| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
| Written by | André Cayatte (screenplay) Charles Spaak (dialogue & screenplay) |
| Starring | Valentine Tessier |
| Music by | Raymond Legrand |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Distributed by | Coronis (France) Joseph Burstyn Inc. (US) |
Release date | 20 September 1950 (France) March 2, 1953 (US) |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Justice Is Done (French: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill husband at his request. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
Cast
- Michel Auclair as Serge Cremer
- Antoine Balpêtré as Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré)
- Raymond Bussières as Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré
- Jacques Castelot as Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré
- Jean Debucourt as Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
- Jean-Pierre Grenier as Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier)
- Claude Nollier as Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française)
- Marcel Pérès as Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès)
- Noël Roquevert as Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré
- Valentine Tessier as Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré
- Jean d'Yd as Le père supérieur
- Agnès Delahaie as Nicole Vaudrémont
- Cécile Didier as Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière
- Juliette Faber as Danièle Andrieux
- Anouk Ferjac as Denise
Awards
The film is unique in that it won both the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion.
- Wins
- 1st Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)[1]
- Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion
References
- ^ "1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
External links
- Justice Is Done at IMDb
- Justice Is Done at AllMovie