Before the Jury
1931, Italian. Directed by Guido Brignone.
During a reception in a villa, wealthy banker Calandri is killed in the park with a gunshot. The gamekeeper Barra is immediately arrested, but he declares himself innocent. During the trial it turns out that the defendant had threatened the victim, guilty of courting his sister-in-law. But the deposition of a journalist present at the party soon leads to discover the existence of a dense network of equivocal relations between the victim, the guests and the servants. This judicial setting drama is allegedly the second Italian sound film after "The Song of Love", made using the RCA Photophone recording technique, and is also considered to be the first Italian detective film, a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Guido BrignoneDirector
- Renzo RicciAroldo Cramoli
- Marcella AlbaniLeda Astorri
- Carlo NinchiMarcello Barra
- Lia FrancaDora Bardi
- Elio SteinerGiulio Alberti
- Elvira MarchionniCognata di Marcello
- Giovanni CimaraCarlo Astorri
- Camillo De RossiAdolfo Calandri
- Vasco CretiGiovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri
- Franco CoopCarlo Lirossi, il portiere di casa Calandri
- Giorgio BianchiLo sconosciuto
- Luigi CariniPresidente del tribunale
Details
- Released
- 31 January 1931
- Original title
- Corte d'Assise
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Guido Brignone, Giuseppe Romualdi, Mario Serandrei
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Before the Jury (1931) was directed by Guido Brignone and stars Renzo Ricci, Marcella Albani, Carlo Ninchi.