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.
Justice Is Done | |
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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) March 2, 1953 (1953-03-02) (US) |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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.
The film is unique in that it won both the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion.
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