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We Are All Murderers( 1952)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Marcel Mouloudji

      René Le Guen

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      Raymond Pellegrin

      Gino Bollini

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      Antoine Balpêtré

      Dr. Albert Dutoit

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      Julien Verdier

      Bauchet

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      Claude Laydu

      Philippe Arnaud

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      Georges Poujouly

      Michel Le Guen

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      Jacqueline Pierreux

      Yvonne Le Guen (version française)

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      Lucien Nat

      L'avocat général

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      Louis Arbessier

      L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants

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      René Blancard

      Albert Pichon

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      Léonce Corne

      Le colonel instructeur

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      Henri Crémieux

      L'avocat de Bauchet

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      Jean Daurand

      Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique

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      Yvonne de Bray

      La chiffonnière

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      Guy Decomble

      Un inspecteur

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      Monette Dinay

      La femme de Charles

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      Yvette Etiévant

      L'épouse de Bauchet

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      Juliette Faber

      Francine Saulnier

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      Paul Faivre

      Biribi

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      Anouk Ferjac

      Agnès

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      Paul Frankeur

      Léon

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      Renée Gardès

      La mère Le Guen

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      Jérôme Goulven

      Noblet

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      Jean-Pierre Grenier

      Docteur Detouche (version française)

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      Elisabeth Hardy

      La mère de la petite fille

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      François Joux

      Saulnier

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      Alinda Kristensen

      La femme suédoise

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      Benoîte Labb

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      Charles Lemontier

      Le procureur

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      Roland Lesaffre

      Le détenu-coiffeur

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      Liliane Maigné

      Rachel

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      Daniel Mendaille

      Un gardien

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      Eliane Monceau

      L'amie de Dutoit

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      Jacques Morel

      Charles

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      Jean-Paul Moulinot

      Le directeur de la Santé

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      Amedeo Nazzari

      Docteur Detouche (version italienne)

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      Line Noro

      Madame Arnaud

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      Marcel Pérès

      Malingré

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      André Reybaz

      Le père Simon

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      Alexandre Rignault

      Le gendarme

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      Yvonne Sanson

      Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne)

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      Louis Seigner

      L'abbé Roussard

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      Solange Sicard

      La mère d'Agnès

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      Sylvie

      Laetitia Bollini

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      Georges Tabet

      Le pianiste

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      Jean-Marc Tennberg

      Fredo

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      André Valmy

      P'tit Louis

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      François Vibert

      Maître Mousset

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      Henri Vilbert

      Mr. Arnaud

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      Edmond Ardisson

      Un garde (uncredited)

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      Doudou Babet

      Un taulard (uncredited)

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      Frédéric Bard

      Un taulard (uncredited)

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      Paul Barge

      Le chauffeur (uncredited)

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      René Berthier

      Un monsieur (uncredited)

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      Charles Bouillaud

      L'agent (uncredited)

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    Facts

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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