The Sword and the Balance
DramaThrillerCrime
★ 7.7/1019632h 18m
Director: André Cayatte
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
Runtime
2h 18m
Language
French
Released
Feb 1, 1963
Runtime
2h 18m
Language
French
Released
Feb 1, 1963
Cast
Anthony Perkins
Johnny Parsons
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Philippe
Renato Salvatori
François
Pascale Audret
Agnès
Jacques Monod
Commissioner
Marie Déa
Madame Winter
Horst Janson
Mac
Fernand Ledoux
Prosecutor
Maurice Chevit
Inspector
Anne Tonietti
Christine Prévost
Élina Labourdette
Simone Darbon
Henri Vilbert
Juror
Lou Bennett
Lou Bennett
Lou Bennett and Kenny Clark Jazz Combo
Paul Amiot
Man
Teddy Bilis
Juror
Charles Blavette
Claude Cerval
Plouzenec
Janine Darcey
Chantal
Michel Dacquin
Germaine Delbat
Widow Prévost
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