The Sword and the Balance

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime
2/1/1963
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A queer, a gigolo, and a brute—who could’ve done it?

Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.

Director:
André Cayatte
Writers:
Henri Jeanson
André Cayatte
Charles Spaak
    • france
    • police
    • court case
    • court
    • judge
    • ransom
    • kidnapping
    • investigation
    • gigolo
    • lighthouse
    • riot
    • trial
    • french riviera
    • criminal investigation
    • lgbt
    • murder investigation
    • child kidnapping
    • jury trial
    • crime investigation
    • murder suspect
    • innocent suspect
    • criminal justice system
    • meurtre
    • multiple suspects
    • a guilty man
    • french justice system
    • lgbt character

    Videos

    Cast

    • Anthony Perkins
      Johnny Parsons
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
      Jean-Philippe
    • Renato Salvatori
      François
    • Pascale Audret
      Agnès
    • Jacques Monod
      Commissioner
    • Marie Déa
      Madame Winter
    • Horst Janson
      Mac
    • Fernand Ledoux
      Prosecutor
    • Maurice Chevit
      Inspector
    • Anne Tonietti
      Christine Prévost
    • Élina Labourdette
      Simone Darbon
    • Henri Vilbert
      Juror
    • Lou Bennett
      Lou Bennett and Kenny Clark Jazz Combo
    • Paul Amiot
      Man
    • Teddy Bilis
      Juror
    • Charles Blavette
      Acting

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