Justice Is Done

Justice Is Done (French: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia 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 at the Venice Film Festival.

Justice Is Done
French Poster
Directed byAndré Cayatte
Written byAndré Cayatte (screenplay)
Charles Spaak (dialogue & screenplay)
Produced byRobert Dorfmann
StarringValentine Tessier
CinematographyJean Bourgoin
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byRaymond Legrand
Distributed byCoronis (France)
Joseph Burstyn Inc. (US)
Release dates
20 September 1950 (1950-09-20) (France)
March 2, 1953 (1953-03-02) (US)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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

Awards

Justice Is Done is the first film to win two out of three highest prizes from the "Big Three" major international film festivals, including the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion. The second, and so far only other film, is The Wages of Fear.

Wins

References
  1. "1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2009-12-20.


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