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The Seventh Juror

The Seventh Juror

She was the victim...and he was...

19626.81h 45m

Overview

In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.

Directed by Georges Lautner
Written by Jacques Robert, Francis Didelot, Pierre Laroche
Produced by Lucien Viard
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Top Cast

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Grégoire Duval pharmacien

Maurice Biraud

Maurice Biraud

Le docteur Hess - le vétérinaire

Francis Blanche

Francis Blanche

Le procureur général

Danièle Delorme

Danièle Delorme

Geneviève Duval

Jacques Riberolles

Jacques Riberolles

Sylvain Sautral, photographe et accusé

Yves Barsacq

Yves Barsacq

Maître Adreux - l'avocat de la défense

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Le médecin légiste

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Garampon -le pêcheur sur sa barque

Anne Doat

Anne Doat

Alice Moreux

Madeleine Geoffroy

Madeleine Geoffroy

Mme Sevestrain

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookjudgewitnessjuryfilm noirjudgmentlegal drama

About The Seventh Juror

The Seventh Juror is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of based on novel or book, judge, witness, jury, film noir, judgment. Directed by Georges Lautner, it stars Bernard Blier, Maurice Biraud, Francis Blanche. In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.

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