Le Glaive et la balance / The Sword and the Balance / André Cayatte / 1963 / film review

Le Glaive et la balance

1963 Crime / Drama

Credits

Director: André Cayatte
Script: André Cayatte, Henri Jeanson, Charles Spaak
Photo: Roger Fellous
Music: Louiguy
Cast: Anthony Perkins (Johnny Parsons), Jean-Claude Brialy (Jean-Philippe Prévost), Renato Salvatori (François Corbier), Pascale Audret (Agnès), Anne Tonietti (Christine Prévost), Marie Déa (Mme Winter), Elina Labourdette (Simone Darbon), Fernand Ledoux (Le procureur), Jacques Monod (Le commissaire Pranzini)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 131 min; B&W
Aka: The Sword and the Balance; Two Are Guilty

Summary

The American Johnny Parsons is a bad painter who has difficulty selling his work. His girlfriend, Agnès, works as a secretary for the rich Mrs Winter, a widow who lives in a Riviera villa with her 10 year-old son. Jean-Philippe Prévost is the owner of an estate agency who is struggling to recover from a serious business mishap. François Cordier is a water-skiing instructor who makes a decent living, thanks to his mistress, the wealthy Mrs Darbon. One day, Mrs Winter’s son is kidnapped and killed by two men. These men are pursued by the police but when they are run to ground, on a beach, the police find three men, not two. These men are Johnny, Jean-Philippe and François. Each of them tells a different story, each accuses the other two...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

Review

Write a review for this film...

User Comments

How do you rate this film?

More French Drama

HOTELS | FLIGHTS | HOLIDAYS | PROPERTY | JOBS

Translate this page: