The Sword and the Balance
A queer, a gigolo, and a brute—who could’ve done it?
1963 fr 138 minutes
Rating: 7.6
Plot
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
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Cast
Anthony Perkins
Johnny Parsons
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Philippe
Renato Salvatori
François
Pascale Audret
Agnès
Jacques Monod
Commissioner
Marie Déa
Madame Winter
Horst Janson
Mac
Fernand Ledoux
Prosecutor
Maurice Chevit
Inspector
Anne Tonietti
Christine Prévost
Élina Labourdette
Simone Darbon
Henri Vilbert
Juror
Lou Bennett
Lou Bennett and Kenny Clark Jazz Combo
Paul Amiot
Man
Teddy Bilis
Juror
Charles Blavette
Claude Cerval
Plouzenec
Janine Darcey
Chantal
Michel Dacquin
Germaine Delbat
Widow Prévost
Gilberte Géniat
Lady from the jury
Gilbert Gil
Inspector Portal
Sophie Grimaldi
Brigitte
Camille Guérini
Judge Noblet
Robert Le Béal
Sophie Leclair
Diane Lepvrier
Marianne
Héléna Manson
Lady from the jury
Pierre Mirat
Juror
Maurice Nasil
Jean Ozenne
Art lover
Marcel Pérès
Juror
Agnès Rivière
Marie
Robert Rollis
Christian Bagot
René Pascal
Michel Bellamari
Jack Bérard
Charles Bondi
University roommate of J. Parsons
Charles Bouillaud
Inspector
Jean-Jacques Bourgeois
Gabriel Gobin
Albert, concierge of the Law Court
Horst Janson
Henri Lambert
Inspector
Mae Mercer
Bernard Musson
Claude Salez
Henri Garcin
(uncredited)
