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We Are All Murderers

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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.

Directed byAndré Cayatte

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
FR
Released
May 21, 1952
Studios
Jolly FilmUGC FilmsLabor Film

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

L'avocat général

Louis Arbessier

Louis Arbessier

L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants

René Blancard

René Blancard

Albert Pichon

Creative team
Directed by
André Cayatte
Written by
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Produced by
André Halley des Fontaines

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