Before the Jury (1931)
1h 6m
Running Time
January 31, 1931Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Marcella Albani
Leda Astorri
Lia Franca
Dora Bardi
Carlo Ninchi
Marcello Barra, il guardacaccia
Elio Steiner
Giulio Alberti
Renzo Ricci
Aroldo Cramoli
Elvira Marchionni
Cognata di Marcello
Guido Brignone
Director
Giovanni Cimara
Carlo Astorri
Giuseppe Romualdi
Writer
Camillo De Rossi
Adolfo Calandri
Mario Serandrei
Writer
Pietro Sassoli
Composer
Vasco Creti
Giovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri
Ubaldo Arata
Cinematographer
Franco Coop
Carlo Lirossi, il portiere di casa Calandri
Giorgio Bianchi
Lo sconosciuto
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 31, 1931
Original NameCorte d'Assise
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 6m
Genres
Wiki.
Before the Jury (Italian title: Corte d'Assise) is a 1931 Italian crime film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Lia Franca and Carlo Ninchi. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film is a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.