Justice Is Done(1950)
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.
Movie: Justice Is Done
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Serge Cremer
President of the tribunal
Félix Noblet, 5th juror
Gilbert de Montesson, first juror
Michel Caudron, 7th juror
Théodore Andrieux, retired commander, juror
Marceline Micoulin, antique dealer, juror
Elsa Lundenstein, pharmaceutical director, the accused
Lulu, Felix's fiancée
Elisabeth
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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.
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1950-09-20
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