The Truth
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The Truth is a 1960 French courtroom drama film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Brigitte Bardot as a young woman on trial for murder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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film ⓘ |
| award | Volpi Cup for Best Actor (shared by the male cast, Venice Film Festival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dominique Marceau
NERFINISHED
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Gilbert Tellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Guerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Armand Thirard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised for direction and performances ⓘ |
| director | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | international release by Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Madeleine Gug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformanceBy | Brigitte Bardot in one of her most acclaimed dramatic roles ⓘ |
| filmMovement | French cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasCourtroomScenes | true ⓘ |
| hasMurderTrial | true ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | courtroom trial ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Vérité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDirectorFilmography | Henri-Georges Clouzot filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman, Dominique Marceau, is tried for the murder of her lover in a highly publicized courtroom case. ⓘ |
| portraysCharacterAs | Dominique Marceau as a young woman accused of murder ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1960 Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Raoul Lévy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Raoul Lévy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 128 ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| starring |
Brigitte Bardot
NERFINISHED
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Charles Vanel NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-José Nat NERFINISHED ⓘ Sami Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
justice system
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media sensationalism ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ truth and subjectivity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to late 1950s France ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
NERFINISHED
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Louis Verneuil NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Audiard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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