''Justice Is Done'' (french: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French

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directed by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

. It tackles the subject of

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by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his request. It won the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

at the

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Plot

Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.

Cast

Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian fathe ...

as Serge Cremer * Antoine Balpêtré as Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré) *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

as Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré * Jacques Castelot as Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré *

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * '' Jean Chouan'' (1926) * '' Madame Réca ...

as Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française) *

Jean-Pierre Grenier Jean-Pierre Grenier (20 November 1914 – 21 February 2000) was a French actor, theatre director and screenwriter. In 1946, Jean-Pierre Grenier, in association with Olivier Hussenot, established "La Compagnie Grenier-Hussenot" which was disbande ...

as Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier) * Claude Nollier as Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française) *

Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès (born 15 July 1956, Oran, Algeria) is a French musicologist, composer, choral director and singer, and the founder of the early music group Ensemble Organum. He is an authority on Gregorian and pre-Gregorian chant. Pérès w ...

as Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès) * Noël Roquevert as Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré *

Valentine Tessier Valentine Tessier (5 August 1892 – 11 August 1981) was a French actress who appeared in around thirty films during her career. She played the title role in Jean Renoir's 1934 film version of ''Madame Bovary''.Donaldson-Evans p.193 Selected fi ...

as Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré * Jean d'Yd as Le père supérieur *

Agnès Delahaie Agnès Delahaie (17 September 1920 – 8 December 2003), also known as Annie Dorfmann, was a French actress and film producer and the wife of Robert Dorfmann. She was nominated (as Annie Dorfmann) for Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Acad ...

as Nicole Vaudrémont * Cécile Didier as Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière *

Juliette Faber Juliette Faber (1919–2008) was a Luxembourg-born French stage and film actress.Goble p.428 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * '' The Strangers in the House'' (1942) * '' Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' ...

as Danièle Andrieux *

Anouk Ferjac Anouk Ferjac (born 25 May 1932) is a French actress. She has appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1946 and 2000. Selected filmography * ''Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * '' Justice Is Done'' (1950) * '' Without Trumpet ...

as Denise *

Dita Parlo Dita Parlo (born Grethe Gerda Kornstädt or Gerda Olga Justine Kornstädt; 4 September 1908 – 12 December 1971) was a German film actress. Early life and career Dita Parlo was born on 4 September 1908 in Stettin, Pomerania, then in the G ...

as Elisabeth

Awards

The film is unique in that it won both the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

and the

. ;Wins * 1st Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures) *

References

External links

* * 1950 films 1950 drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Cayatte Golden Lion winners Golden Bear winners French drama films French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub