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We Are All Murderers

21st May 1952

1h 57m

André Cayatte

France, Italy

French

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IMDb

7.1

We Are All Murderers is a 1952 Crime Drama film released on 21st May; André Cayatte directed the film which stars Marcel Pérès, Raymond Pellegrin, and Paul Frankeur.

Plot

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoinine Balpetre, Julien Verdeir): never mind the motivations, these are all hardened murderers. Still, the film condemns the sadistic ritual through which these four men are brought to the guillotine. In France, the policy is to never tell the condemned man when the execution will occur--and then to show up without warning and drag the victim kicking and screaming to his doom, without any opportunity to make peace with himself or his Maker. By the end of this harrowing film, the audience feels as dehumanized as the four "protagonists." We Are All Murderers was roundly roasted by the French law enforcement establishment, but it won a special jury prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

Genres & Themes

Cast (55)

Age at Filming ≈ 53

Raymond Pellegrin

Age at Filming ≈ 26

Age at Filming ≈ 46

Roland Lesaffre

Age at Filming ≈ 24

Age at Filming ≈ 26

Daniel Mendaille

Age at Filming ≈ 66

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Age at Filming ≈ 39

Alexandre Rignault

Age at Filming ≈ 50

Age at Filming ≈ 61

Age at Filming ≈ 39

Charles Bouillaud

Age at Filming ≈ 47

Georges Poujouly

Age at Filming ≈ 11

Henri Crémieux

Age at Filming ≈ 65

Age at Filming ≈ 48

Age at Filming ≈ 29

Age at Filming ≈ 44

Age at Filming ≈ -34

Jean-Marc Tennberg

Age at Filming ≈ 27

Age at Filming ≈ 47

Edmond Ardisson

Age at Filming ≈ 47

Age at Filming ≈ 24

Yvette Etiévant

Age at Filming ≈ 29

Age at Filming ≈ 51

Antoine Balpêtré

Age at Filming ≈ 53

Jacqueline Pierreux

Age at Filming ≈ 28

Age at Filming ≈ 57

Age at Filming ≈ 38

Age at Filming ≈ 45

Charles Lemontier

Age at Filming ≈ 57

Liliane Maigné

Age at Filming ≈ 22

Age at Filming ≈ 46

Age at Filming ≈ 32

François Vibert

Age at Filming ≈ 60

Frédéric Bard

Age at Filming ≈ 41

Age at Filming ≈ 56

Louis Arbessier

Age at Filming ≈ 44

Marcel Mouloudji

Age at Filming ≈ 29

Age at Filming ≈ 19

Age at Filming ≈ 64

Jérôme Goulven

Age at Filming ≈ 50

Jean-Pierre Grenier

Age at Filming ≈ 37

Elisabeth Hardy

Age at Filming ≈ 39

Alinda Kristensen

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Production Companies

Jolly Film Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) Labor Film

We Are All Murderers Stats

Cast Age

Estimated Ages At Time of Filming

4% 0-12

2% 13-19

18% 20-29

11% 30-39

18% 40-49

15% 50-59

9% 60-69

24% Unknown

Cast Genders

Who Is Most Represented

22% Female

78% Male

Good/Bad Characters

More Heroes of Villains?

100% Neutral/Unknown

Character Types

What Characters Feature

100% Unknown

We Are All Murderers FAQ

When was We Are All Murderers released?

We Are All Murderers was released 71 years ago, on Wednesday May 21st, 1952.

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