We Are All Murderers
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Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoinine Balpetre, Julien Verdeir): never mind the motivations, these are all hardened murderers. Still, the film condemns the sadistic ritual through which these four men are brought to the guillotine. In France, the policy is to never tell the condemned man when the execution will occur--and then to show up without warning and drag the victim kicking and screaming to his doom, without any opportunity to make peace with himself or his Maker. By the end of this harrowing film, the audience feels as dehumanized as the four "protagonists." We Are All Murderers was roundly roasted by the French law enforcement establishment, but it won a special jury prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
Release Date : 1952-05-21
Language :FrenchItalian
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Jolly FilmUGC FilmsLabor Film
Production Country : FranceItaly
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : René Le Guen
Original Name : Marcel Mouloudji
Gender : Male
Character Name : Gino Bollini
Original Name : Raymond Pellegrin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dr. Albert Dutoit
Original Name : Antoine Balpêtré
Gender : Male
Character Name : Bauchet
Original Name : Julien Verdier
Gender : Male
Character Name : Philippe Arnaud
Original Name : Claude Laydu
Gender : Male
Character Name : Michel Le Guen
Original Name : Georges Poujouly
Gender : Male
Character Name : Yvonne Le Guen (version française)
Original Name : Jacqueline Pierreux
Gender : Female
Character Name : L'avocat général
Original Name : Lucien Nat
Gender : Male
Character Name : L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants
Original Name : Louis Arbessier
Gender : Male
Character Name : Albert Pichon
Original Name : René Blancard
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le colonel instructeur
Original Name : Léonce Corne
Gender : Male
Character Name : L'avocat de Bauchet
Original Name : Henri Crémieux
Gender : Male
Character Name : Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique
Original Name : Jean Daurand
Gender : Male
Character Name : La chiffonnière
Original Name : Yvonne de Bray
Gender : Female
Character Name : Un inspecteur
Original Name : Guy Decomble
Gender : Male
Character Name : La femme de Charles
Original Name : Monette Dinay
Gender : Female
Character Name : L'épouse de Bauchet
Original Name : Yvette Etiévant
Gender : Female
Character Name : Francine Saulnier
Original Name : Juliette Faber
Gender : Female
Character Name : Biribi
Original Name : Paul Faivre
Gender : Male
Character Name : Agnès
Original Name : Anouk Ferjac
Gender : Female
Character Name : Léon
Original Name : Paul Frankeur
Gender : Male
Character Name : La mère Le Guen
Original Name : Renée Gardès
Gender : Female
Character Name : Noblet
Original Name : Jérôme Goulven
Gender : Male
Character Name : Docteur Detouche (version française)
Original Name : Jean-Pierre Grenier
Gender : Male
Character Name : La mère de la petite fille
Original Name : Elisabeth Hardy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Saulnier
Original Name : François Joux
Gender : Male
Character Name : La femme suédoise
Original Name : Alinda Kristensen
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Benoîte Labb
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le procureur
Original Name : Charles Lemontier
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le détenu-coiffeur
Original Name : Roland Lesaffre
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rachel
Original Name : Liliane Maigné
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un gardien
Original Name : Daniel Mendaille
Gender : Male
Character Name : L'amie de Dutoit
Original Name : Eliane Monceau
Gender : Male
Character Name : Charles
Original Name : Jacques Morel
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le directeur de la Santé
Original Name : Jean-Paul Moulinot
Gender : Male
Character Name : Docteur Detouche (version italienne)
Original Name : Amedeo Nazzari
Gender : Male
Character Name : Madame Arnaud
Original Name : Line Noro
Gender : Female
Character Name : Malingré
Original Name : Marcel Pérès
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le père Simon
Original Name : André Reybaz
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le gendarme
Original Name : Alexandre Rignault
Gender : Male
Character Name : Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne)
Original Name : Yvonne Sanson
Gender : Female
Character Name : L'abbé Roussard
Original Name : Louis Seigner
Gender : Male
Character Name : La mère d'Agnès
Original Name : Solange Sicard
Gender : Male
Character Name : Laetitia Bollini
Original Name : Sylvie
Gender : Female
Character Name : Le pianiste
Original Name : Georges Tabet
Gender : Male
Character Name : Fredo
Original Name : Jean-Marc Tennberg
Gender : Male
Character Name : P'tit Louis
Original Name : André Valmy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Maître Mousset
Original Name : François Vibert
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mr. Arnaud
Original Name : Henri Vilbert
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un garde (uncredited)
Original Name : Edmond Ardisson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un taulard (uncredited)
Original Name : Doudou Babet
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un taulard (uncredited)
Original Name : Frédéric Bard
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le chauffeur (uncredited)
Original Name : Paul Barge
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un monsieur (uncredited)
Original Name : René Berthier
Gender : Male
Character Name : L'agent (uncredited)
Original Name : Charles Bouillaud
Gender : Male
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