Before the Jury

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Renzo Ricci

Aroldo Cramoli

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Marcella Albani

Leda Astorri

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Carlo Ninchi

Marcello Barra

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Lia Franca

Dora Bardi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elio Steiner

Giulio Alberti

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elvira Marchionni

Cognata di Marcello

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Giovanni Cimara

Carlo Astorri

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Camillo De Rossi

Adolfo Calandri

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Mario Serandrei Guido Brignone
	Story	Giuseppe Romualdi
Directing	Director	Guido Brignone
Department	Role	Name

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