The Sword and the Balance

The Sword and the Balance

A queer, a gigolo, and a brute—who could’ve done it?

1963 fr 131 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

Anthony Perkins

Johnny Parsons

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Philippe

Renato Salvatori

Renato Salvatori

François

Pascale Audret

Pascale Audret

Agnès

Jacques Monod

Jacques Monod

Le commissaire

Marie Déa

Marie Déa

Madame Winter

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Mac

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Le procureur

Maurice Chevit

Maurice Chevit

Un inspecteur

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Acteur

Anne Tonietti

Anne Tonietti

Christine Prévost

Elina Labourdette

Elina Labourdette

Simone Darbon

Henri Vilbert

Henri Vilbert

Un juré

Lou Bennett

Lou Bennett

Lou Bennett and Kenny Clark Jazz Combo

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Un homme

Teddy Bilis

Teddy Bilis

Un juré

Charles Blavette

Charles Blavette

Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

Plouzenec

Janine Darcey

Janine Darcey

Chantal

Michel Dacquin

Michel Dacquin

Germaine Delbat

Germaine Delbat

La veuve Prévost

Gilberte Géniat

Gilberte Géniat

Une dame du jury

Gilbert Gil

Gilbert Gil

L'inspecteur Portal

Sophie Grimaldi

Sophie Grimaldi

Brigitte

Camille Guérini

Camille Guérini

Le juge Noblet

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

Sophie Leclair

Sophie Leclair

Diane Lepvrier

Diane Lepvrier

Marianne

Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson

Une dame du jury

Pierre Mirat

Pierre Mirat

Un juré

Maurice Nasil

Maurice Nasil

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

L'amateur d'art

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

Un juré

Agnès Rivière

Agnès Rivière

Marie

Robert Rollis

Robert Rollis

Christian Bagot

Christian Bagot

René Pascal

René Pascal

Michel Bellamari

Michel Bellamari

Jack Bérard

Jack Bérard

Charles Bondi

Charles Bondi

Colocataire universitaire de J. Parsons

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

Un inspecteur

Jean-Jacques Bourgeois

Jean-Jacques Bourgeois

Gabriel Gobin

Gabriel Gobin

Albert, le concierge du Palais

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Henri Lambert

Henri Lambert

Albert, le concierge du Palais

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Bernard Musson

Bernard Musson

Claude Salez

Claude Salez

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