The Verdict (1959)
1h 19m
Running Time
October 2, 1959Release Date
Plot.
WW2 is coming to an end ;on the seaside,resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement ;within an hour ,all of them will be shot .An hour of fear ,of impossible dreams ,of false hopes .Based on a Bernanos play ,it sometimes recall ,by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one),"Dialogue Des Carmélites ",in which nuns ,during the French Revolution,were guillotined ,because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules).
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Release DateOctober 2, 1959
Original NameLa Sentence
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 19m
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The Verdict (French: La Sentence) is a 1959 French drama film directed by Jean Valère. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.