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The Indictment (1931)

The Indictment poster
Original title
Le réquisitoire
Directed by
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Genre
drama film
Country
France, United States
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is put on trial for a serious crime. The film follows the court proceedings and the emotional fallout for everyone involved.

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What happens

The Indictment (French: Le réquisitoire) is a 1931 drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Marcelle Chantal, Fernand Fabre and Elmire Vautier. It was made by Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris as the French-language version of Manslaughter. Paramount was a leader in producing Multi-language versions during the early 1930s, and German, Spanish and Swedish versions were also made of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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