On Trial (; ) is a 1954 Franco-Italian crime drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Daniel Gélin, Madeleine Robinson and Anton Walbrook. It was based on a 1928 novel by Jakob Wassermann.
Synopsis Etzel, the son of the great prosecutor Andergast, wants to examine the file for the Maurizius case, eighteen years prior, in which the accused was condemned on the basis of suppositions. This case allowed his father's career to progress rapidly, but Etzel has some doubts.
Cast Daniel Gélin : Léonard Maurizius Madeleine Robinson : Elisabeth Maurizius Anton Walbrook: Grégoire Waremme Charles Vanel : Wolf Andergast Eleonora Rossi Drago : Anna Jahn Bernard Musson : le greffier Jean d'Yd : le président Jacques Varennes : le juge d'instruction Claude Arlay Pierre Asso : Le maître-chanteur Paola Borboni : Mme Bobika Berthe Bovy : La grand-mère Jacques Chabassol : Etzel Denis d'Inès : M. Maurizius Jane Faber : La gouvernante Annie Fargue Jim Gérald : Le professeur Harry-Max : L'avocat Daniel Mendaille Pierre Palau : Le conseiller Joseph Palau-Fabre Sandro Ruffini Aldo Silvani Claude Sylvain : Mélita
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