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{{short description|1950 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Justice Is Done
| name = Justice Is Done
| image = Justice_is_done_poster.jpg
| image = Justice_is_done_poster.jpg
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| caption = French Poster
| caption = French Poster
| director = [[André Cayatte]]
| director = [[André Cayatte]]
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| music = [[Raymond Legrand]]
| music = [[Raymond Legrand]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Bourgoin]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Bourgoin]]
| editing = [[Christian Gaudin]]
| editing = [[Christian Gaudin (film editor)|Christian Gaudin]]
| distributor = [[Coronis]] (France)<br />[[Joseph Burstyn Inc.]] ([[USA]])
| distributor = Coronis (France)<br>[[Joseph Burstyn|Joseph Burstyn Inc.]] (US)
| released = {{start date|1950|09|20}} (France)<br />{{start date|1953|03|02}} (USA)
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| runtime =
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = {{Film France}}
| country = France
| language = French
| language = French
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'''''Justice Is Done''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Justice est faite'''}}) is a 1950 [[cinema of France|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 husband at his request. It won the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]].
'''''Justice Is Done''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Justice est faite'''}}) is a 1950 [[cinema of France|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]]. It was shot at the [[Saint-Maurice Studios]] in [[Paris]] and [[location shooting|on location]] around [[Versailles]], [[Marly-le-Roi]], [[Hérouville]] and [[Arronville]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Jacques Colombier (art director)|Jacques Colombier]].


==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==
==Cast==
* [[Michel Auclair]] - Serge Cremer
* [[Michel Auclair]] as Serge Cremer
* [[Antoine Balpêtré]] - Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré)
* [[Antoine Balpêtré]] as Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré)
* [[Raymond Bussières]] - Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré
* [[Raymond Bussières]] as Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré
* [[Jacques Castelot]] - Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré
* [[Jacques Castelot]] as Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré
* [[Jean Debucourt]] - Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
* [[Jean Debucourt]] as Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
* [[Jean-Pierre Grenier]] - Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier)
* [[Jean-Pierre Grenier]] as Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier)
* [[Claude Nollier]] - Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française)
* [[Claude Nollier]] as Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française)
* [[Marcel Pérès]] - Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès)
* [[Marcel Pérès (actor)|Marcel Pérès]] as Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès)
* [[Noël Roquevert]] - Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré
* [[Noël Roquevert]] as Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré
* [[Valentine Tessier]] - Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré
* [[Valentine Tessier]] as Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré
* [[Jean d'Yd]] - Le père supérieur
* [[Jean d'Yd]] as Le père supérieur
* [[Agnès Delahaie]] - Nicole Vaudrémont
* [[Agnès Delahaie]] as Nicole Vaudrémont
* [[Cécile Didier]] - Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière
* [[Cécile Didier]] as Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière
* [[Juliette Faber]] - Danièle Andrieux
* [[Juliette Faber]] as Danièle Andrieux
* [[Anouk Ferjac]] - Denise
* [[Anouk Ferjac]] as Denise
* [[Dita Parlo]] as Elisabeth


==Awards==
==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]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

;Wins
;Wins
* [[1st Berlin International Film Festival]] - [[Golden Bear|Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)]]<ref name="Berlinale 1951">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |accessdate=2009-12-20 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
* [[1st Berlin International Film Festival]] – [[Golden Bear|Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)]]<ref name="Berlinale 1951">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1951/03_preistr_ger_1951/03_Preistraeger_1951.html |title=1st Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |access-date=2009-12-20 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
* [[Venice Film Festival]] - [[Golden Lion]]
* [[11th Venice International Film Festival]] – [[Golden Lion]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Amg movie|145107|Justice Is Done}}
* {{AllMovie title|145107|Justice Is Done}}


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 22 October 2024

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)
  • 2 March 1953 (1953-03-02) (US)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around Versailles, Marly-le-Roi, Hérouville and Arronville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Awards

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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.[citation needed]

Wins

References

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