We Are All Murderers

We Are All Murderers (1952)


  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1952-05-21
  • User Rating: 6.738/10 from 21 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Jolly Film
  • Production Country: France, Italy
  • Director: André Cayatte
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Summary

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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  • Marcel Mouloudji

    as René Le Guen

  • Raymond Pellegrin

    as Gino Bollini

  • Antoine Balpêtré

    as Dr. Albert Dutoit

  • Julien Verdier

    as Bauchet

  • Claude Laydu

    as Philippe Arnaud

  • Georges Poujouly

    as Michel Le Guen

  • Jacqueline Pierreux

    as Yvonne Le Guen (version française)

  • Lucien Nat

    as L'avocat général

  • Louis Arbessier

    as L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants

  • René Blancard

    as Albert Pichon

  • Léonce Corne

    as Le colonel instructeur

  • Henri Crémieux

    as L'avocat de Bauchet

  • Jean Daurand

    as Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique

  • Yvonne de Bray

    as La chiffonnière

  • Guy Decomble

    as Un inspecteur

  • Monette Dinay

    as La femme de Charles

  • Yvette Etiévant

    as L'épouse de Bauchet

  • Juliette Faber

    as Francine Saulnier

  • Paul Faivre

    as Biribi

  • Anouk Ferjac

    as Agnès

  • Paul Frankeur

    as Léon

  • Renée Gardès

    as La mère Le Guen

  • Jérôme Goulven

    as Noblet

  • Jean-Pierre Grenier

    as Docteur Detouche (version française)

  • Elisabeth Hardy

    as La mère de la petite fille

  • François Joux

    as Saulnier

  • Alinda Kristensen

    as La femme suédoise

  • Benoîte Labb

    as

  • Charles Lemontier

    as Le procureur

  • Roland Lesaffre

    as Le détenu-coiffeur

  • Liliane Maigné

    as Rachel

  • Daniel Mendaille

    as Un gardien

  • Eliane Monceau

    as L'amie de Dutoit

  • Jacques Morel

    as Charles

  • Jean-Paul Moulinot

    as Le directeur de la Santé

  • Amedeo Nazzari

    as Docteur Detouche (version italienne)

  • Line Noro

    as Madame Arnaud

  • Marcel Pérès

    as Malingré

  • André Reybaz

    as Le père Simon

  • Alexandre Rignault

    as Le gendarme

  • Yvonne Sanson

    as Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne)

  • Louis Seigner

    as L'abbé Roussard

  • Solange Sicard

    as La mère d'Agnès

  • Sylvie

    as Laetitia Bollini

  • Georges Tabet

    as Le pianiste

  • Jean-Marc Tennberg

    as Fredo

  • André Valmy

    as P'tit Louis

  • François Vibert

    as Maître Mousset

  • Henri Vilbert

    as Mr. Arnaud

  • Edmond Ardisson

    as Un garde (uncredited)

  • Doudou Babet

    as Un taulard (uncredited)

  • Frédéric Bard

    as Un taulard (uncredited)

  • Paul Barge

    as Le chauffeur (uncredited)

  • René Berthier

    as Un monsieur (uncredited)

  • Charles Bouillaud

    as L'agent (uncredited)
Directing André Cayatte Director
Camera Sacha Mazour Still Photographer
Writing André Cayatte Scenario Writer
Sound Antoine Petitjean Sound Engineer
Production Georges Charlot Unit Manager
Sound Auboiroux Sound Assistant
Writing Charles Spaak Writer
Crew Nicolas Wilcke Special Effects
Sound Gaston Ancessi Sound Assistant
Crew R. Durin Special Effects
Camera René Castel Assistant Camera
Production André Halley des Fontaines Producer
Production François Carron Production Manager
Production Albert Volper Unit Manager
Editing Paul Cayatte Editor
Art Alfred Marpaux Assistant Production Design
Camera Paul Rodier Assistant Camera
Sound Raymond Legrand Music
Directing Pierre Léaud Assistant Director
Camera Jean Bourgoin Director of Photography
Camera Louis Stein Camera Operator
Crew Simone Chevaudra Script
Art Jacques Colombier Production Design
Production Roger Descoffre Unit Manager
Costume & Make-Up Ferdinand Junker Costume Design
Editing Nicole Colombier Assistant Editor
Art Robert Guisgand Assistant Production Design

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