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We Are All Murderers

We Are All Murderers

Crime

Drama

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.

Date: 05/21/1952
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoine Balpêtré, Julien Verdier, Claude Laydu, Georges Poujouly, Jacqueline Pierreux, Lucien Nat, Louis Arbessier, René Blancard, Léonce Corne, Henri Crémieux, Jean Daurand, Yvonne de Bray, Guy Decomble, Monette Dinay, Yvette Etiévant, Juliette Faber, Paul Faivre, Anouk Ferjac, Paul Frankeur, Renée Gardès, Jérôme Goulven, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Elisabeth Hardy, François Joux, Alinda Kristensen, Benoîte Labb, Charles Lemontier, Roland Lesaffre, Liliane Maigné, Daniel Mendaille, Eliane Monceau, Jacques Morel, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Amedeo Nazzari, Line Noro, Marcel Pérès, André Reybaz, Alexandre Rignault, Yvonne Sanson, Louis Seigner, Solange Sicard, Sylvie, Georges Tabet, Jean-Marc Tennberg, André Valmy, François Vibert, Henri Vilbert, Edmond Ardisson, Doudou Babet, Frédéric Bard, Paul Barge, René Berthier, Charles Bouillaud

Marcel Mouloudji as René Le Guen in We Are All Murderers Marcel Mouloudji

Raymond Pellegrin as Gino Bollini in We Are All Murderers Raymond Pellegrin

Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Albert Dutoit in We Are All Murderers Antoine Balpêtré

Julien Verdier as Bauchet in We Are All Murderers Julien Verdier

Claude Laydu as Philippe Arnaud in We Are All Murderers Claude Laydu

Georges Poujouly as Michel Le Guen in We Are All Murderers Georges Poujouly

Jacqueline Pierreux as Yvonne Le Guen (version française) in We Are All Murderers Jacqueline Pierreux

Lucien Nat as L'avocat général in We Are All Murderers Lucien Nat

Louis Arbessier as L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants in We Are All Murderers Louis Arbessier

René Blancard as Albert Pichon in We Are All Murderers René Blancard

Léonce Corne as Le colonel instructeur in We Are All Murderers Léonce Corne

Henri Crémieux as L'avocat de Bauchet in We Are All Murderers Henri Crémieux

Jean Daurand as Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique in We Are All Murderers Jean Daurand

Yvonne de Bray as La chiffonnière in We Are All Murderers Yvonne de Bray

Guy Decomble as Un inspecteur in We Are All Murderers Guy Decomble

Monette Dinay as La femme de Charles in We Are All Murderers Monette Dinay

Yvette Etiévant

Juliette Faber as Francine Saulnier in We Are All Murderers Juliette Faber

Paul Faivre as Biribi in We Are All Murderers Paul Faivre

Anouk Ferjac as Agnès in We Are All Murderers Anouk Ferjac

Paul Frankeur as Léon in We Are All Murderers Paul Frankeur

Renée Gardès as La mère Le Guen in We Are All Murderers Renée Gardès

Jérôme Goulven as Noblet in We Are All Murderers Jérôme Goulven

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Elisabeth Hardy as La mère de la petite fille in We Are All Murderers Elisabeth Hardy

François Joux as Saulnier in We Are All Murderers François Joux

Alinda Kristensen

Benoîte Labb

Charles Lemontier as Le procureur in We Are All Murderers Charles Lemontier

Roland Lesaffre as Le détenu-coiffeur in We Are All Murderers Roland Lesaffre

Liliane Maigné

Daniel Mendaille as Un gardien in We Are All Murderers Daniel Mendaille

Eliane Monceau

Jacques Morel as Charles in We Are All Murderers Jacques Morel

Jean-Paul Moulinot as Le directeur de la Santé in We Are All Murderers Jean-Paul Moulinot

Amedeo Nazzari as Docteur Detouche (version italienne) in We Are All Murderers Amedeo Nazzari

Line Noro as Madame Arnaud in We Are All Murderers Line Noro

Marcel Pérès as Malingré in We Are All Murderers Marcel Pérès

André Reybaz as Le père Simon in We Are All Murderers André Reybaz

Alexandre Rignault as Le gendarme in We Are All Murderers Alexandre Rignault

Yvonne Sanson as Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne) in We Are All Murderers Yvonne Sanson

Louis Seigner as L'abbé Roussard in We Are All Murderers Louis Seigner

Solange Sicard

Sylvie as Laetitia Bollini in We Are All Murderers Sylvie

Georges Tabet as Le pianiste in We Are All Murderers Georges Tabet

Jean-Marc Tennberg as Fredo in We Are All Murderers Jean-Marc Tennberg

André Valmy as P'tit Louis in We Are All Murderers André Valmy

François Vibert as Maître Mousset in We Are All Murderers François Vibert

Henri Vilbert as Mr. Arnaud in We Are All Murderers Henri Vilbert

Edmond Ardisson as Un garde (uncredited) in We Are All Murderers Edmond Ardisson

Doudou Babet

Frédéric Bard

Paul Barge as Le chauffeur (uncredited) in We Are All Murderers Paul Barge

René Berthier as Un monsieur (uncredited) in We Are All Murderers René Berthier

Charles Bouillaud as L'agent (uncredited) in We Are All Murderers Charles Bouillaud

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