The Verdict (1974)
"Verdict" (original title)

Director:

André Cayatte

Writers:

Paul Andréota (adaptation), André Cayatte (original screenplay),

Stars:

Sophia Loren, Jean Gabin, Julien Bertheau

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophia Loren	...	Teresa Leoni
Jean Gabin	...	Le président Leguen
Julien Bertheau	...	Verlac, l'avocat général
Muriel Catalá	...	Anne Chartier
Michel Albertini	...	André Leoni
Gisèle Casadesus	...	Nicole Leguen (as Gisèle Casadessus)
Henri Garcin	...	Maître Lannelongue
Daniel Lecourtois	...	Le procureur général
Mario Pilar	...	Joseph Sauveur
Umberto Raho	...	Le médecin légiste
Jean-François Rémi	...	Antoine Bertolucci
Michel Robin	...	Véricel
Pierre Tabard	...	Toussaint Laverni
François Vibert	...	Guichard
Jean Vigny	...	Le bâtonnier

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

topless | trial | murder | nudity | dead girl | 

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Taglines:

Murderess, Blackmailer, Kidnapper...Can a Beautiful Woman Get Away With All Three?

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

December 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jury of One

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia, PECF

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Gabin wanted Sophia Loren....

....And he won the case."Verdict" is however one Cayatte too many.Realism which saved "justice est faite" "les risques du metier" and solid screenplays which made "avant le deluge" or "le glaive et la balance interesting if overblown works became some kind of "enough is enough" .For the first time in his career,Cayatte included nude scenes (Muriel Catala and Michel Albertini,the doomed lovers,appear in their birthday suit during a whole sequence ,more a desire to be a la mode than a genuine artistic move!).

Sophia Loren portrays a woman whose son might have killed her lover (see above).In order to put pressure on the judge (Gabin) she abducts his wife (Gisèle Cassadessus) a diabetic,which makes the matters worse.

Watchable because of the actors.But do not expect much.