We Are All Murderers (1952)
Synopsis
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
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: André Cayatte
Top Cast
- Marcel Mouloudji as René Le Guen
- Raymond Pellegrin as Gino Bollini
- Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Albert Dutoit
- Julien Verdier as Bauchet
- Claude Laydu as Philippe Arnaud
- Georges Poujouly as Michel Le Guen
- Jacqueline Pierreux as Yvonne Le Guen (version française)
- Lucien Nat as L'avocat général
- Louis Arbessier as L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants
- René Blancard as Albert Pichon
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