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Justice Is Done
''Justice Is Done'' () 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 employer at his request. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around Versailles, Marly-le-Roi, Hérouville and Arronville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Plot Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover, who was terminally ill with throat cancer. 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 * Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cayatte
André Cayatte (; 3 February 1909 – 6 February 1989) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Biography Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include ''Justice est faite'' (''Justice is Done''; 1950), ''Nous sommes tous des assassins'' (''We Are All Murderers''; 1952), and ''Le passage du Rhin'' (''Le Passage du Rhin, Tomorrow Is My Turn''; 1960). In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: ''Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'') and ''Françoise ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise''). These two films tell the same story from two different points of view. His 1973 film, ''Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu'', won the Jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the administrative region of Île-de-France, France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly, the famous leisure residence of the Sun King Louis XIV which was destroyed after the French Revolution. The Marly-le-Roi National Estate and Park now occupies much of the grounds of the former château, including restored waterways and lawns. Demographics The inhabitants are called ''Marlychois'' or less commonly ''Marlésiens''. Transport Marly-le-Roi is served by Marly-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. International relations Marly-le-Roi is twinned with: * Kita, Mali * Leichlingen, Germany * Marlow, England, United Kingdom * Viseu, Portugal See also * Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married to stage and film actress Paulette Noizeux. He died in Douarnenez, France, aged 80. Partial filmography * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' Marthe Richard'' (1937) * '' Barnabé'' (1938) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' The Mayor's Dilemma'' (1939) * '' Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' Paris-New York'' (1940) * '' Sing Anyway'' (1940) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1941) * '' The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock'' (1942) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) * '' Le Corbeau'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * '' Pierre and Jean'' (1943) * '' The Last Penny'' (1946) * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * '' The Grand Hotel Affair'' (1946) * '' Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Lost V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Pérès (actor)
Marcel Pérès (1898–1974) was a French film actor who acted prolifically during his long career.Crisp p.232 He was a character actor often playing smaller, supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * '' Return at Dawn'' (1938) * '' The Postmaster's Daughter'' (1938) * '' Women's Prison'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * '' The Human Beast'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * '' The Mayor's Dilemma'' (1939) * ''Place de la Concorde'' (1939) * ''Midnight Tradition'' (1939) * '' The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' Night in December'' (1940) * '' Radio Surprises'' (1940) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * '' The Chain Breaker'' (1941) * '' Portrait of Innocence'' (1941) * '' Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) * '' Business Is Business'' (1942) * '' The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock'' (1942) * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' It Happened at the Inn'' (1943) * ''Shot in the Night'' (1943) * '' Goodb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Nollier
Claude Nollier (born Yvette Emilie Maria Louise Nollier), French actress, was born on 12 December 1919 in Paris, and died 12 February 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt. Biography A theatre actress, she joined the Comédie Française in 1946 to 1951. She began a modest cinematic career during the 1940s. She most notably worked with André Cayatte, John Huston and Sacha Guitry. She is best known for playing the role of Joan of Arc on a number of occasions for the Opéra de Paris, in Jeanne au bûcher, by Paul Claudel and Arthur Honegger. Selected filmography ;Cinema * 1944 : '' La Vie de plaisir'' by Albert Valentin * 1946 : '' Mensonges'' by Jean Stelli * 1950 : '' Justice est faite'' by André Cayatte * 1951 : ''Dirty Hands'' by Fernand Rivers * 1952 : '' Le Fruit défendu'' by Henri Verneuil * 1952 : ''Moulin Rouge'' by John Huston * 1954 : ''Si Versailles m'était conté'' by Sacha Guitry * 1956 : '' Si Paris nous était conté'' by Sacha Guitry * 1957 : '' Pot-Bouille'' by Julien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Grenier
Jean-Pierre Grenier (20 November 1914 – 20 February 2000) was a French actor, theatre director and screenwriter. In 1946, Jean-Pierre Grenier, in association with Olivier Hussenot, established "La Compagnie Grenier-Hussenot" which was disbanded in 1957. In 1974, he became director of the until 1984. He was the companion of Janine d'Almeida, impresario and producer. Filmography Actor * 1946 : '' La Colère des dieux'' by Karel Lamač * 1946 : ''Un rigolo'' by Georges Chaperot - short film - * 1949 : ''Maya'' by Raymond Bernard - ''Jean'' * 1949 : '' Daybreak'' by Louis Daquin * 1949 : ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' by Louis Daquin * 1950 : ''Justice Is Done'' by André Cayatte - ''Jean-Luc Flavier'' * 1951 : ''Skipper Next to God'' by Louis Daquin * 1952 : ''We Are All Murderers'' by André Cayatte - ''doctor Destouches'' * 1952 : '' Matrimonial Agency'' by Jean-Paul Le Chanois - ''Jacques'' * 1953 : ''La Vie passionnée de Clemenceau'' by Gilbert Prouteau - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * ''The Fall of the House of Usher'' (1928) * ''Saint Joan the Maid'' (1929) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) * '' Bux the Clown'' (1935) * ''Mayerling'' (1936) * ''Wolves Between Them'' (1936) * ''Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''The Drunkard'' (1937) * ''Sarajevo'' (1940) * '' Thunder Over Paris'' (1940) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * '' Business Is Business'' (1942) * '' Return to Happiness'' (1942) * ''Love Letters'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1943) * ''Shot in the Night'' (1943) * '' Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''Malaria'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) * '' Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' The Visitor'' (1946) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Castelot
Jacques Castelot (born Jacques Marie Paul Éloi Storms) (11 July 1914 – 25 August 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1938 and 1982. His brother was the writer André Castelot and their father was the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas. From 1940 to 1945 he was married to actress and theater director Héléna Bossis (pseudonym of Henriette Berthe Blanche Berriau). In 1954, he married Nicole Gérard (daughter of the racing driver Louis Gérard), to whom he remained married for the rest of his life. Selected filmography * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) * '' Love Cavalcade'' (1939) − Un danseur (uncredited) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) − Jean Plantel * '' Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) − Le prince Stimov * ''La Malibran'' (1944) − Lamartine * '' The Island of Love'' (1944) − L'ami de Xénia * ''Children of Paradise'' (1945) − Georges * '' Pamela'' (1945) − Le prince de Carency * ''Pour une nuit d'amour'' (1947) − Le comte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1933 to 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the actress Annette Poivre. Selected filmography * '' Ciboulette'' (1933) – Un clochard * '' Hotel Free Exchange'' (1934) – Bob (uncredited) * '' Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) – L'infirmier * '' Romance of Paris'' (1941) – Un joueur (uncredited) * '' Portrait of Innocence'' (1941) – Gaston * '' The Chain Breaker'' (1941) – Le camelot * ''Opéra-musette'' (1942) – Le coiffeur * '' Chiffon's Wedding'' (1942) – Marcel Férez * '' The Murderer Lives at 21'' (1942) – Jean-Baptiste Turlot * ''Home Port'' (1943) – Fernand * ''Madame et le mort'' (1943) – Griset * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) – Fred * ''Adieu Léonard'' (1943) – Le peintre (uncredited) * ''Ceux du rivage'' (1943) – Domanger * ''Le carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré (; 3 May 1898 – 28 March 1963) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963. Partial filmography * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le commandant Thiéry * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) - Rudeberg * '' Gaspard de Besse'' (1935)- Cabasse * '' The World Will Tremble'' (1939) - le client milliardaire * ''Le duel'' (1941) - Le constructeur Bugnet * '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (1942) - Albert, le ministre de l'Intérieur (uncredited) * '' Picpus'' (1943) - Le grand patron * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) - Denis * '' Le Corbeau'' (1943) - Le docteur Delorme * '' The Visitor'' (1946) - Louberger * ''Fort de la solitude'' (1948) - Le commissaire * ''La figure de proue'' (1948) - Le père Morfouage * ''Paysans noirs'' (1948) - Le médecin * '' Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Le président du conseil * '' Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) - Bevardel * ''Le paradis des pilotes perdus'' (1949) - Rév� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Auclair
Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian father (born in Požarevac, Serbia) and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old. He entered medical school but then studied acting at the CNSAD in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci .... While a major French star, he only had two English-language roles: as Professor Flostre in the 1957 musical '' Funny Face'' with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and as a French police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Colombier (art Director)
Jacques Colombier (1901–1988) was a French art director who designed the sets for many films during his career.Waldman p. 144 Selected filmography * '' Dolly'' (1929) * '' Everybody Wins'' (1930) * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) * '' Departure'' (1931) * '' Headfirst into Happiness'' (1931) * '' The Foreigner'' (1931) * '' The Malay Dagger'' (1931) * ''Montmartre'' (1931) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (1933) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' Theodore and Company'' (1933) * ''Temptation'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * '' Antonia'' (1935) * '' The King'' (1936) * '' Charley's Aunt'' (1936) * '' The Life and Loves of Beethoven'' (1936) * '' Wolves Between Them'' (1936) * '' Parisian Life'' (1936) * '' The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * ''Balthazar'' (1937) * '' A Man to Kill'' (1937) * ''The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' Ignace'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |