Before the Jury Poster

Before the Jury

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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.

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Guido Brignone
Director
Guido Brignone
Writer
Giuseppe Romualdi
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Cast

Renzo Ricci
Renzo Ricci
Aroldo Cramoli
Marcella Albani
Marcella Albani
Leda Astorri
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
Marcello Barra
Lia Franca
Lia Franca
Dora Bardi
Elio Steiner
Elio Steiner
Giulio Alberti

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