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L'Affaire Maurizius (1954)

L'Affaire Maurizius poster
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man investigates a decades-old murder case to prove a convicted man's innocence. He uncovers hidden secrets and faces opposition from those who want the past left alone.

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What happens

On Trial (French: L'Affaire Maurizius; Italian: Il caso Mauritius) is a 1954 Franco-Italian crime drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Daniel Gélin, Madeleine Robinson and Anton Walbrook. It was based on a 1928 novel by Jakob Wassermann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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