Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.
Cast
Daniel Gélin
Léonard Maurizius
Madeleine Robinson
Elisabeth Maurizius
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Anna Jahn
Anton Walbrook
Grégoire Waremme
Charles Vanel
Wolf Andergast
Berthe Bovy
La grand-mère
Denis d'Inès
Pierre-Paul Maurizius
Claude Arlay
Unknown
Pierre Asso
Le maître-chanteur
Paola Borboni
Madame Bobika
Jane Faber
La gouvernante
Jim Gérald
Le professeur
Harry-Max
L'avocat
Joseph Palau-Fabre
Le conseiller
Sandro Ruffini
Le proviseur
Claude Sylvain
Mélita
Jacques Varennes
Le juge d'instruction
Jean d'Yd
Le président
Jacques Chabassol
Etzel Andergast
Annie Fargue
Melita Bobike (uncredited)
Daniel Mendaille
(uncredited)
Bernard Musson
Le greffier (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
(uncredited)
Sigfrit Steiner
Le géôlier (uncredited)
Crew
Julien Duvivier
Director, Screenplay
Jakob Wassermann
Novel
Marthe Poncin
Editor
Robert Lefebvre
Director of Photography
Michel Romanoff
Assistant Director
Arrigo Colombo
Producer
Henry Deutschmeister
Producer
Max Douy
Production Design
Roger Delpuech
Camera Operator
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Jean Zay
Costume Design
Simone Knapp
Hairstylist
Janine Casse
Assistant Makeup Artist
Georges Klein
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maguy Vernadet
Makeup Artist
Jean André
Assistant Art Director
Georges Lévy
Assistant Art Director
Jacques Saulnier
Assistant Art Director
Robert Biard
Sound Engineer
Christian Courmes
Boom Operator
Faustin Jeanjean
Original Music Composer
Maurice Jeanjean
Original Music Composer
Pierre Larrieu
Original Music Composer
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Pierre Le Fauconnier
Still Photographer
Louis Wipf
Production Manager
Lucien Lippens
Unit Production Manager
