La Vérité
La Vérité (occasionally released under its English translation The Truth) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Brigitte Bardot. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
Two young lovers, Dominique and Gilbert, are found in the aftermath of an attempted murder-suicide. Gilbert is dead from multiple gunshots, while Dominique is unconscious and near death from gas inhalation. Dominique is revived, arrested, and put on trial for the murder of Gilbert. Her life story and the circumstances leading up to the crime are recounted in detail, leading to a series of flashbacks intercut with the trial.
Cast
- Albert Michel
- André Oumansky
- Barbara Sommers
- Betty Beckers
- Brigitte Bardot
- Charles Bouillaud
- Charles Vanel
- Christian Lude
- Claude Berri
- Claudine Berg
- Colette Castel
- Colette Régis
- Dominique Zardi
- Édouard Francomme
- Fernand Ledoux
- Georgette Peyron
- Germaine Delbat
- Guy Tréjan
- Hubert de Lapparent
- Jackie Sardou
- Jacqueline Porel
- Jacques Hilling
- Jacques Marin
- Jacques Perrin
- Jean-Loup Reynold
- Laure Paillette
- Louis Arbessier
- Louis Saintève
- Louis Seigner
- Marc Arian
- Marcel Cuvelier
- Marcel Delaître
- Marcel Loche
- Marie-José Nat
- Paul Bonifas
- Paul Meurisse
- Pierre Durou
- Raymond Meunier
- René Blancard
- Robert Blome
- Robert Mercier
- Sami Frey
- Simone Berthier
- Suzy Willy
- Yvonne Dany
More details
| author | Christiane Rochefort Henri-Georges Clouzot Véra Clouzot |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| editor | Albert Jurgenson |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest attempted murder beg claim crime of passion defense attorney engage engineer kill laugh life story morning music school nothing restaurant owner shoot sleep around suicide attempt turn young lovers |
| musicBy | Igor Stravinsky |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Raoul Lévy |
| productionCompany | C. E. I. A. P. Han Productions |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |