
She was the victim...and he was...
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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Release Date
April 18, 1962
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
(64 votes)
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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.
Bernard Blier
Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
Maurice Biraud
Doctor Hess, veterinarian
Francis Blanche
Attorney General
Danièle Delorme
Geneviève Duval, Grégoire's wife
Jacques Riberolles
Sylvain Sautral, photographer and accused
Yves Barsacq
Maître Adreux, defense lawyer
Henri Crémieux
Medical examiner
Robert Dalban
Garampon, fisherman on his boat
Le septième juré (1962) Trailer | Director: Georges Lautner