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The Seventh Juror
“She was the victim...and he was...”
6.8 / 10• 1962• 1h 45m•NR• French
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Storyline
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.
Cast & Crew
Bernard Blier
Grégoire Duval pharmacien
Lead
Maurice Biraud
Le docteur Hess - le vétérinaire
Francis Blanche
Le procureur général
Danièle Delorme
Geneviève Duval
Jacques Riberolles
Sylvain Sautral, photographe et accusé
Yves Barsacq
Maître Adreux - l'avocat de la défense
Henri Crémieux
Le médecin légiste
Robert Dalban
Garampon -le pêcheur sur sa barque
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Georges Lautner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Seventh Juror is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
