We Are All Murderers 1952
We Are All Murderers
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 2 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... René Le Guen
... Gino Bollini
... Dr. Albert Dutoit
... Bauchet
... Philippe Arnaud
... Michel Le Guen
Release Date:
May 21, 1952 (France,Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 57`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France,Italy
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
We Are All Murderers - We Are All Murderers
Directors & Credit Writers
PL
Pierre Léaud... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... René Le Guen
... Gino Bollini
... Dr. Albert Dutoit
... Bauchet
... Philippe Arnaud
... Michel Le Guen
... Yvonne Le Guen (version française)
... L'avocat général
... L'avocat du tribunal pour enfants
... Albert Pichon
... Le colonel instructeur
... L'avocat de Bauchet
... Girard, l'homme dans la cabine téléphonique
... La chiffonnière
... Un inspecteur
... La femme de Charles
... L'épouse de Bauchet
... Francine Saulnier
... Biribi
... Agnès
Produced By
... Production Manager
... Producer
... Unit Manager