On Trial (1954) (original) (raw)
Set in Bern, Switzerland, this is the story of Etzel Andergast, the 16 year-old son of a Public Prosecutor who 18 years earlier was responsible for sending Leonard Maurizius to prison for murdering his wife. Etzel meets an old man who petitions his father, which piques his curiosity. Etzel reads the man's petition for his son, the imprisoned Maurizius. Etzel sees that there are serious faults in the case and suspects that his father suppressed evidence to win a high-profile case and establish his career. Etzel takes the case personally leading to some serious conflicts before the truth ...(more)
Set in Bern, Switzerland, this is the story of Etzel Andergast, the 16 year-old son of a Public Prosecutor who 18 years earlier was responsible for sending Leonard Maurizius to prison for murdering his wife. Etzel meets an old man who petitions his father, which piques his curiosity. Etzel reads the man's petition for his son, the imprisoned Maurizius. Etzel sees that there are serious faults in the case and suspects that his father suppressed evidence to win a high-profile case and establish his career. Etzel takes the case personally leading to some serious conflicts before the truth slowly emerges. All the lies are exposed, the passions revealed, the secret history of a murder laid bare. (less)
Director: Julien Duvivier
Writers: Julien Duvivier, Jakob Wassermann
Starring: Daniel G�lin, Madeleine Robinson, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Anton Walbrook, Charles Vanel, Berthe Bovy
Producer: Henry Deutschmeister
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