Le Glaive et la balance
1963 Crime / Drama   

 

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  Director: André Cayatte
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Jean-Claude Brialy, Renato Salvatori, Pascale Audret, Anne Tonietti

Synopsis
The American Johnny Parsons is a bad painter who has difficulty selling his work.  His girlfriend, Agnès, works as a secretary for the rich Mrs Winter, a widow who lives in a Riviera villa with her 10 year-old son.  Jean-Philippe Prévost is the owner of an estate agency who is struggling to recover from a serious business mishap.  François Cordier is a water-skiing instructor who makes a decent living, thanks to his mistress, the wealthy Mrs Darbon.  One day, Mrs Winter’s son is kidnapped and killed by two men.  These men are pursued by the police but when they are run to ground, on a beach, the police find three men, not two.  These men are Johnny, Jean-Philippe and François.  Each of them tells a different story, each accuses the other two...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

Credits
  • Director: André Cayatte
  • Script: André Cayatte, Henri Jeanson, Charles Spaak
  • Photo: Roger Fellous
  • Music: Louiguy
  • Cast: Anthony Perkins (Johnny Parsons), Jean-Claude Brialy (Jean-Philippe Prévost), Renato Salvatori (François Corbier), Pascale Audret (Agnès), Anne Tonietti (Christine Prévost), Marie Déa (Mme Winter), Elina Labourdette (Simone Darbon), Fernand Ledoux (Le procureur), Jacques Monod (Le commissaire Pranzini)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 131 min; B&W
  • Aka: The Sword and the Balance; Two Are Guilty



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