We Are All Murderers

We Are All Murderers by André Cayatte

6.70

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.

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Cast

Marcel Mouloudji

Marcel Mouloudji as René Le Guen

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin as Gino Bollini

Antoine Balpêtré

Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Albert Dutoit

Julien Verdier

Julien Verdier as Bauchet

Claude Laydu

Claude Laydu as Philippe Arnaud

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly as Michel Le Guen

Jacqueline Pierreux

Jacqueline Pierreux as Yvonne Le Guen (version française)

Lucien Nat

Lucien Nat as L'avocat général

Louis Arbessier

Louis Arbessier as L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants

René Blancard

René Blancard as Albert Pichon

Léonce Corne

Léonce Corne as Le colonel instructeur

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux as L'avocat de Bauchet

Jean Daurand

Jean Daurand as Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique

Yvonne de Bray

Yvonne de Bray as La chiffonnière

Guy Decomble

Guy Decomble as Un inspecteur

Monette Dinay

Monette Dinay as La femme de Charles

Yvette Etiévant

Yvette Etiévant as L'épouse de Bauchet

Juliette Faber

Juliette Faber as Francine Saulnier

Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre as Biribi

Anouk Ferjac

Anouk Ferjac as Agnès

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur as Léon

Renée Gardès

Renée Gardès as La mère Le Guen

Jérôme Goulven

Jérôme Goulven as Noblet

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Jean-Pierre Grenier as Docteur Detouche (version française)

Elisabeth Hardy

Elisabeth Hardy as La mère de la petite fille

François Joux

François Joux as Saulnier

Alinda Kristensen

Alinda Kristensen as La femme suédoise

Benoîte Labb

Benoîte Labb as

Charles Lemontier

Charles Lemontier as Le procureur

Roland Lesaffre

Roland Lesaffre as Le détenu-coiffeur

Liliane Maigné

Liliane Maigné as Rachel

Daniel Mendaille

Daniel Mendaille as Un gardien

Eliane Monceau

Eliane Monceau as L'amie de Dutoit

Jacques Morel

Jacques Morel as Charles

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul Moulinot as Le directeur de la Santé

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari as Docteur Detouche (version italienne)

Line Noro

Line Noro as Madame Arnaud

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès as Malingré

André Reybaz

André Reybaz as Le père Simon

Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault as Le gendarme

Yvonne Sanson

Yvonne Sanson as Yvonne Le Guen (version italienne)

Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner as L'abbé Roussard

Solange Sicard

Solange Sicard as La mère d'Agnès

Sylvie

Sylvie as Laetitia Bollini

Georges Tabet

Georges Tabet as Le pianiste

Jean-Marc Tennberg

Jean-Marc Tennberg as Fredo

André Valmy

André Valmy as P'tit Louis

François Vibert

François Vibert as Maître Mousset

Henri Vilbert

Henri Vilbert as Mr. Arnaud

Edmond Ardisson

Edmond Ardisson as Un garde (uncredited)

Doudou Babet

Doudou Babet as Un taulard (uncredited)

Frédéric Bard

Frédéric Bard as Un taulard (uncredited)

Paul Barge

Paul Barge as Le chauffeur (uncredited)

René Berthier

René Berthier as Un monsieur (uncredited)

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud as L'agent (uncredited)

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