The Sword and the Balance/ Le glaive et la balance
- A queer, a gigolo, and a brute—who could’ve done it?
- 1963-02-01
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Jean-Claude Brialy, Anthony Perkins, Mae Mercer, Henri Lambert, Jack Bérard, Marie Déa, Henri Vilbert, Renato Salvatori, Pascale Audret, Teddy Bilis, Henri Garcin, Jacques Monod, Maurice Chevit, Héléna Manson, Gilberte Géniat, Germaine Delbat, Janine Darcey, Robert Rollis, Bernard Musson, Horst Janson, Horst Janson, Élina Labourdette, Claude Salez, Michel Dacquin, Charles Blavette, Pierre Mirat, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Ozenne, Paul Amiot, Charles Bouillaud, Marcel Pérès, Gabriel Gobin, Anne Tonietti, Sophie Grimaldi, Claude Cerval, Robert Le Béal, Lou Bennett, Sophie Leclair, Camille Guérini, Diane Lepvrier, Agnès Rivière, René Pascal, Michel Bellamari, Charles Bondi, Gilbert Gil, Maurice Nasil, Jean-Jacques Bourgeois, Christian Bagot
- 2 h. 11 min.
- 7.6/10
- 12
- France, Italy
- Ultra Film, Trianon Films, Sicilia Cinematografica, Gaumont International
Overview:
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.