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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 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]].
'''''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]].


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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]

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References

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