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Writers:
Henri-Georges Clouzot (writer)
Véra Clouzot (writer)
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Release Date:
2 November 1960 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Suppose I'm a tramp... why can't I be in love?
Plot:
Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of Gilbert Tellier. The counsels duel relentlessly, elaborating explanations for why the pretty... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
User Comments:
Brigitte Bardot's finest performance. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brigitte Bardot ... Dominique Marceau
Charles Vanel ... Maître Guérin
Paul Meurisse ... Maître Éparvier
Sami Frey ... Gilbert Tellier
Marie-José Nat ... Annie Marceau
Louis Seigner ... Le président des assises
André Oumansky ... Ludovic
Jacqueline Porel ... La secrétaire de Me Guérin
Jean-Loup Reynold ... Michel
Christian Lude ... M. Marceau
Suzy Willy ... Mme Marceau
Barbara Sommers ... Daisy (as Barbara Sohmers)
René Blancard ... L'avocat général
Fernand Ledoux ... Le médecin légiste
Claude Berri ... Georges
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Truth (UK) (USA)
La verità (Italy)
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Runtime:
France:130 min | Germany:128 min | USA:127 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Paris, France more
Company:
CELAP more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
The Prosecuting Attorney: You spent weeks seducing him, didn't you? Weeks!
Dominique's Attorney: Objection! What length of time should she have spent? Is there any legal limit on how long a seduction ought to take?
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15 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Brigitte Bardot's finest performance., 6 December 2003
Author: dbdumonteil

Here Brigitte Bardot strips bare and the precedent writer was completely right;it's not Dominique who's judged ,but Bardot herself.Never a character had been closer to the actress -I'm obviously speaking of the public figure- than this victim.Because she's primarily a victim : of a family who was dreaming of a good girl,respectful of family values -see Marie -José Nat 's Annie ,the perfect sister ,the "good" ,the earnest musician :she's so "straight"so "holier-than-thou,that she's almost frightening-;of a society ,not prepared to accept this new way of life,which predates the events of MAY 1968 and woman's lib;and finally,and mainly ,of men:they,too, are not prepared to accept the fact that a woman wants to live like .. a man:Samy Frey,the well-respected and well-meaning young man is actually a macho as well as a future mean bourgeois.

The man who worked this miracle ( turning Bardot into a first -class thespian) is none other than Henri-Georges Clouzot,one of the most daring clever gifted directors France has ever known.It was probably a hard time for him:he was about to become ill ,and that would prevent him from making another movie before 1968 ("the prisoner" ,his final achievement);besides the nouvelle vague on the rise dismissed Clouzot as a man of of the past,one of those creeps who "did not live what he was filming" (sic).Clouzot ,at his best, was better than 10 Chabrol ,20 Truffaut and 100 Godard ,but there's no accounting for tastes.Suffice to say that Clouzot,during his relatively short career (20 years ,and 11 films) ,took more chances single-handedly than the three artists mentioned above ,and his best works ("l'assassin habite au 21","le corbeau","quai des orfèvres","Manon","les diaboliques" -which got more praise abroad than in its native country- and "wages of fear" )are all classics.

"la vérité" is a long flashback ,a giant jig-saw the pieces of which will not completely put together at the end.The lovers of "les diaboliques" will appreciate the duel Paul Meurisse /Charles Vanel.They say HG Clouzot was very hard on his actors:but what filmography!

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