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CrimeAnnée1948Durée1h 31mIMDb6.9

Le droit de tuer

CrimeDrameFilm-Noir

A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

MG

Michael Gordon

Director

Fredric March

Judge Calvin Cooke

Edmond O'Brien

David Douglas

Florence Eldridge

Catherine Cooke

Geraldine Brooks

Ellie Cooke

Stanley Ridges

Doctor Walter Morrison

John McIntire

Judge Ogden

FT

Frederic Tozere

Charles Dayton

Will Wright

Judge Jim Wilder

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Russell

Francis McDonald

Mr. Russell

Mary Servoss

Julia

Don Beddoe

Pearson

Clarence Muse

Mr. Pope

CB

Charles Bedell

Barker

Maurice Brierre

Pedestrian

Paul E. Burns

Old Man with Dog

JC

Joël Colin

Boy

PC

Pat Combs

Young Man

EL

Ernst Lothar

Writer

MB

Michael Blankfort

Writer

RT

Robert Thoeren

Writer

Commentaires

6 commentaires

Sarah HassanJun 8, 2023

DiarraMay 29, 2023

source: An Act of Murder

glow princessNov 16, 2022

An Act of Murder

Mauriiciia LepfoundzNov 16, 2022

Fredric march is the stern judge here forced to deal with his wife's terminal illness. Interesting to note that at no time in the film does the term inoperable brain tumor spoken despite the fact that this is the problem facing Florence Eldridge, the judge's wife and real life wife of March. Our judge is forced to reexamine his attitude and ethics in this excellent moral dilemma. Eldridge is in fine form as the doomed wife and Geraldine Brooks is perky but on spot as the daughter. The ending may be viewed by some as a cop out once it is revealed how the wife really died. Yet this solution may also cause an ethical dilemma.

Mother of memesNov 16, 2022

Fascinating Film that Daringly Approaches the Subject of Euthanasia. In Doing so it also has Liberal Elements Inserted about the Rigid Judicial System that has a Tendency Toward Antiquated ("Powdered Wigs") by the Book Procedures. Edmond O'Brien is the Lawyer that Questions a Hard-Boiled Judge, while Dating His Daughter. The Judge Played by Fredric March goes through a Tumultuous Time Dealing with His Wife's Terminal Illness. But the Acting Accolades must go to Florence Eldridge who Gives a Riveting Performance. This Thoughtful Piece of Social Commentary is Rich and Rewarding with Taut and Suspenseful Scenes that can at Times be Heartbreaking. This is an Odd Movie to be Sure, and is Well Worth a Watch for its Genuine Concern about Troubling Things that are Rarely Discussed (especially in 1948), but Linger on the Fringe of Everyday Life.

Maria NsueNov 16, 2022

This film's relentless plotline marches straight-ahead forward as you squirm, fascinated, in your chair. The story is the familiar one about the onset of terminal illness within a solid American family of the 1940s. Never mind that it delves into MGM-style sermonizing; the great real-life husband/wife team of Fredric March and Florence Eldridge portray the couple whose once-comfortable lives are now being separated by an unstoppable and fast-advancing disease. The helpless husband, the uncomplaining wife, and their final attempt to recapture happier days with a doomed weekend outing is the stuff of deep film drama indeed. The sense of onrushing darkness is tangible through the film-noir camera shadings of Hal Mohr (Captain Blood, Phantom of the Opera [1943], The Climax), and Daniele Amfitheatrof's rich musical score. "An Act of Murder" makes a profound statement on the value, and the fragility, of life.

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