''Le glaive et la balance'' (, also released with the English-language subtitle ''Two Are Guilty'')Le Glaive et la Balance (1963) - Anthony Perkins Stars in 'Two Are Guilty
The New York Times. 29 February 1964 is a 1963 French-Italian

crime drama film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

directed by André Cayatte. It was written by Cayatte,

Henri Jeanson Henri Jules Louis Jeanson (6 March 1900 – 6 November 1970) was a French writer and journalist. He was a "satrap" in the "College of 'Pataphysics". As a journalist before World War II Jeanson was born on 6 March 1900 in Paris. His fathe ...

and Charles Spaak and stars American actor Anthony Perkins as the protagonist.

Plot

On the

French Riviera The French Riviera, known in French as the (; , ; ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending fr ...

, after the son of a wealthy local woman is kidnapped for ransom, the police begin an investigation. The kidnappers manage to escape the police, killing their victim in the process, but three men are eventually discovered by the police at a lighthouse.

Cast

* Anthony Perkins as Johnny Parson * Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean-Philippe Prévost *

Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Rob ...

as François Corbier * Pascale Audret as Agnès * Anne Tonietti as Christine Prévost * Marie Déa as Mme Winter

References

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* 1963 films Italian crime drama films French crime drama films 1963 crime drama films Films directed by André Cayatte Films set in France Films set on the French Riviera 1960s Italian films 1960s French films 1960s French-language films French-language Italian films Films scored by Louiguy Films with screenplays by Charles Spaak Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson French-language crime drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub