We Are All Murderers

We Are All Murderers

1952
1h 57m
6.6

6.6/10

24 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama
Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
Jolly Film UGC Films Labor Film
Production Countries
France Italy
Spoken Languages
French Italian

Keywords

capital punishment social critique

Quick Facts

Original Title Nous sommes tous des assassins
Release Date May 21, 1952
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0044977

Cast

Marcel Mouloudji
Marcel Mouloudji

René Le Guen

Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin

Gino Bollini

Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré

Dr. Albert Dutoit

Julien Verdier
Julien Verdier

Bauchet

Claude Laydu
Claude Laydu

Philippe Arnaud

Georges Poujouly
Georges Poujouly

Michel Le Guen

Jacqueline Pierreux
Jacqueline Pierreux

Yvonne Le Guen (version française)

Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat

L'avocat général

Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier

L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants

René Blancard
René Blancard

Albert Pichon

Léonce Corne
Léonce Corne

Le colonel instructeur

Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux

L'avocat de Bauchet

Key Crew

André Cayatte
Director
Charles Spaak
Writer
André Halley des Fontaines
Producer