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We Are All Murderers
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We Are All Murderers

1952-05-21 · 117 min · ★ 6.7

Crime · Drama

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.

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Directors
André Cayatte
Production companies
Jolly Film, UGC Films, Labor Film
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marcel MouloudjiMarcel MouloudjiRené Le Guen
Raymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinGino Bollini
Antoine BalpêtréAntoine BalpêtréDr. Albert Dutoit
Julien VerdierJulien VerdierBauchet
Claude LayduClaude LayduPhilippe Arnaud
Georges PoujoulyGeorges PoujoulyMichel Le Guen
Jacqueline PierreuxJacqueline PierreuxYvonne Le Guen (version française)
Lucien NatL'avocat général
Louis ArbessierLouis ArbessierL'avocat du tribunal pour enfants
René BlancardRené BlancardAlbert Pichon
Léonce CorneLéonce CorneLe colonel instructeur
Henri CrémieuxHenri CrémieuxL'avocat de Bauchet
Jean DaurandJean DaurandGirard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique
Yvonne de BrayYvonne de BrayLa chiffonnière
Guy DecombleGuy DecombleUn inspecteur
Monette DinayMonette DinayLa femme de Charles
Yvette EtiévantYvette EtiévantL'épouse de Bauchet
Juliette FaberJuliette FaberFrancine Saulnier
Paul FaivrePaul FaivreBiribi
Anouk FerjacAnouk FerjacAgnès

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