Summary
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.
Details
Release Date: April 18, 1962
Runtime: 105 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (64 votes)
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Cast
Bernard Blier
Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
Maurice Biraud
Doctor Hess, veterinarian
Francis Blanche
Attorney General
Danièle Delorme
Geneviève Duval, Grégoire's wife
Jacques Riberolles
Sylvain Sautral, photographer and accused
Yves Barsacq
Maître Adreux, defense lawyer
Henri Crémieux
Medical examiner
Robert Dalban
Garampon, fisherman on his boat
Anne Doat
Alice Moreux, Sylvain's mistress
Françoise Giret
Catherine Nortier, the victim
Camille Guérini
President of the tribunal
Raymond Meunier
Henri Souchon, boss of the brewery
Jacques Monod
Investigating judge
Jean-Pierre Moutier
Albert Testut, witness at the hearing
Albert Rémy
Police commissioner
René Tramoni
Laurent Duval, son of Grégoire and Geneviève
Jean Sylvère
Philibert, pharmacy employee