The Verdict - 1960

WW2 is coming to an end ;on the seaside,resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement ;within an hour ,all of them will be shot .An hour of fear ,of impossible dreams ,of false hopes .Based on a Bernanos play ,it sometimes recall ,by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one),"Dialogue Des Carmélites ",in which nuns ,during the French Revolution,were guillotined ,because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules).

79min
1960
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Robert Hossein profile pictureRobert HosseinGeorges Lagrange
Roger Hanin profile pictureRoger HaninAntoine Castellani
Marina Vlady profile pictureMarina VladyCatherine Desroches
Lucien Raimbourg profile pictureLucien RaimbourgFrançois Lombard
Hans Verner profile pictureHans VernerSS Commander (uncredited)

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The Verdict Overview

WW2 is coming to an end ;on the seaside,resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement ;within an hour ,all of them will be shot .An hour of fear ,of impossible dreams ,of false hopes .Based on a Bernanos play ,it sometimes recall ,by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one),"Dialogue Des Carmélites ",in which nuns ,during the French Revolution,were guillotined ,because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules).

Runtime: 79min

Extra details

Original Title: La Sentence
Original Language: French
Directed By: Jean Valère
Production Companies
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