We Are All Murderers (1952)
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.
Director: André Cayatte
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Marcel Mouloudji as René Le Guen |
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Raymond Pellegrin as Gino Bollini |
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Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Albert Dutoit |
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Julien Verdier as Bauchet |
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Claude Laydu as Philippe Arnaud |
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Georges Poujouly as Michel Le Guen |
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Jacqueline Pierreux as Yvonne Le Guen (version française) |
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Lucien Nat as L'avocat général |
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Louis Arbessier as L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants |
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René Blancard as Albert Pichon |
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Léonce Corne as Le colonel instructeur |
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Henri Crémieux as L'avocat de Bauchet |
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Jean Daurand as Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique |
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Yvonne de Bray as La chiffonnière |
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Guy Decomble as Un inspecteur |
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Monette Dinay as La femme de Charles |
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Yvette Etiévant as L'épouse de Bauchet |
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Juliette Faber as Francine Saulnier |
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Paul Faivre as Biribi |
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Anouk Ferjac as Agnès |
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Paul Frankeur as Léon |
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Renée Gardès as La mère Le Guen |
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Jérôme Goulven as Noblet |
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Jean-Pierre Grenier as Docteur Detouche (version française) |
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Elisabeth Hardy as La mère de la petite fille |
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François Joux as Saulnier |
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Alinda Kristensen as La femme suédoise |
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Benoîte Labb as |
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Charles Lemontier as Le procureur |
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Roland Lesaffre as Le détenu-coiffeur |
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Liliane Maigné as Rachel |
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Daniel Mendaille as Un gardien |
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Eliane Monceau as L'amie de Dutoit |
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Jacques Morel as Charles |
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Jean-Paul Moulinot as Le directeur de la Santé |
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Amedeo Nazzari as Docteur Detouche (version italienne) |
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Line Noro as Madame Arnaud |
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Marcel Pérès as Malingré |
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André Reybaz as Le père Simon |
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Alexandre Rignault as Le gendarme |
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Yvonne Sanson as Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne) |
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Louis Seigner as L'abbé Roussard |
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Solange Sicard as La mère d'Agnès |
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Sylvie as Laetitia Bollini |
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Georges Tabet as Le pianiste |
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Jean-Marc Tennberg as Fredo |
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André Valmy as P'tit Louis |
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François Vibert as Maître Mousset |
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Henri Vilbert as Mr. Arnaud |
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Edmond Ardisson as Un garde (uncredited) |
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Doudou Babet as Un taulard (uncredited) |
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Frédéric Bard as Un taulard (uncredited) |
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Paul Barge as Le chauffeur (uncredited) |
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René Berthier as Un monsieur (uncredited) |
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Charles Bouillaud as L'agent (uncredited) |
| Directing | André Cayatte | Director |
| Production | Georges Charlot | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Auboiroux | Sound Assistant |
| Writing | André Cayatte | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Albert Volper | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Nicolas Wilcke | Special Effects |
| Art | Alfred Marpaux | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Jacques Colombier | Production Design |
| Sound | Antoine Petitjean | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Sacha Mazour | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Nicole Colombier | Assistant Editor |
| Production | François Carron | Production Manager |
| Art | Robert Guisgand | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | René Castel | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Louis Stein | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Simone Chevaudra | Script |
| Production | Roger Descoffre | Unit Manager |
| Production | André Halley des Fontaines | Producer |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Paul Cayatte | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Rodier | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferdinand Junker | Costume Design |
| Directing | Pierre Léaud | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gaston Ancessi | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | R. Durin | Special Effects |
| Writing | Charles Spaak | Writer |
| Sound | Raymond Legrand | Original Music Composer |
