''The Accused'' () is a 1960

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crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

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directed and written by Antonio Cunill Jr. The film was based on a screen play by Marco Denevi. The film starred

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Italian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Biography Mario Soffici was born in Florence, Florence, ...

and Silvia Legrand.

Plot

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Cast

* Silvia Legrand *

Guillermo Battaglia Guillermo Battaglia (December 7, 1899 – September 26, 1988) was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in '' Melodías porteñas''. Battaglia starred in o ...

Alita Román Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román, was an Argentina, Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-after ...

* Julián Bourges *

Juan Carlos Galván ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philipp ...

*Trissi Bauer *Virginia Romay *Mario Danesi *

Osvaldo Terranova Osvaldo Terranova (30 August 1923 – 4 October 1984) was an Argentine film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the ...

*Héctor Gance *Enrique Kossi *José María Fra *Roberto Bordoni

Release

The film was released on 10 March 1960.

External links

* 1960 films Films about lawyers 1960s Spanish-language films 1960 crime drama films Argentine crime drama films 1960s Argentine films {{1960s-crime-drama-film-stub