The Sword and the Balance

Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.

• André CayatteDirector
• Henri JeansonWriter
• André CayatteWriter
• Charles SpaakWriter

• Anthony PerkinsJohnny Parsons
• Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Philippe
• Renato SalvatoriFrançois
• Pascale AudretAgnès
• Jacques MonodCommissioner
• Marie DéaMadame Winter
• Horst JansonMac
• Fernand LedouxProsecutor
• Maurice ChevitInspector
• Anne ToniettiChristine Prévost
• Élina LabourdetteSimone Darbon
• Henri VilbertJuror