Justice Is Done

Justice Is Done
French Poster
Directed by	André Cayatte
Written by	André Cayatte (screenplay) Charles Spaak (dialogue & screenplay)
Produced by	Robert Dorfmann
Starring	Valentine Tessier
Cinematography	Jean Bourgoin
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Music by	Raymond Legrand
Distributed by	Coronis (France) Joseph Burstyn Inc. (US)
Release dates	20 September 1950 (1950-09-20) (France) 2 March 1953 (1953-03-02) (US)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Justice Is Done (French: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his request. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around Versailles, Marly-le-Roi, Hérouville and Arronville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Plot

Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.

Cast

• Michel Auclair as Serge Cremer
• Antoine Balpêtré as Le président du tribunal (as Balpétré)
• Raymond Bussières as Félix Noblet, le 5ème juré
• Jacques Castelot as Gilbert de Montesson, le 1er juré
• Jean Debucourt as Michel Caudron, le 7ème juré (as Jean Debucourt Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
• Jean-Pierre Grenier as Jean-Luc Flavier, le 3ème juré (as J.P. Grenier)
• Claude Nollier as Elsa Lundenstein (as Claude Nollier de la Comédie Française)
• Marcel Pérès as Évariste Malingré, le 2ème juré (as Marcel Perès)
• Noël Roquevert as Théodore Andrieux, le 6ème juré
• Valentine Tessier as Marceline Micoulin, le 4ème juré
• Jean d'Yd as Le père supérieur
• Agnès Delahaie as Nicole Vaudrémont
• Cécile Didier as Mademoiselle Popélier, l'hôtelière
• Juliette Faber as Danièle Andrieux
• Anouk Ferjac as Denise
• Dita Parlo as Elisabeth

Awards

Justice Is Done is the first film to win two out of three highest prizes from the "Big Three" major international film festivals, including the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion. The second, and so far only other film, is The Wages of Fear.

Wins

• 1st Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Bear (Thrillers and Adventures)
• 11th Venice International Film Festival – Golden Lion

External links

• Justice Is Done at IMDb
• Justice Is Done at AllMovie