Before the Jury
Corte d'Assise
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.
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Renzo Ricci
Aroldo Cramoli
Marcella Albani
Leda Astorri
Carlo Ninchi
Marcello Barra
Lia Franca
Dora Bardi
Elio Steiner
Giulio Alberti
Elvira Marchionni
Cognata di Marcello
Giovanni Cimara
Carlo Astorri
Camillo De Rossi
Adolfo Calandri
Vasco Creti
Giovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri
Franco Coop
Carlo Lirossi, il portiere di casa Calandri
Giorgio Bianchi
Lo sconosciuto
Luigi Carini
Presidente del tribunale
Raimondo Van Riel
Procuratore generale
Oreste Fares
Avvocato difensore
Umberto Sacripante
Cancelliere
Mercedes Brignone
Un'invitata al ricevimento
Gino Sabbatini
Un invitato al ricevimento
Giuseppe Pierozzi
Un giurato
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Guido Brignone
- Screenplay & Story
- Giuseppe Romualdi, Guido Brignone, Mario Serandrei
- Original Title
- Corte d'Assise
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Production Studios
- Cines
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Guido Brignone
Giuseppe Romualdi, Guido Brignone, Mario Serandrei
Department Leadership Roster
Guido Brignone
Director
Guido Brignone
Writer
Mario Serandrei
Writer
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What is Before the Jury about?
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.
Who directed Before the Jury?
Before the Jury was directed by Guido Brignone.
Who stars in Before the Jury?
The principal cast of Before the Jury includes Renzo Ricci, Marcella Albani, Carlo Ninchi, Lia Franca, Elio Steiner.
When was Before the Jury released and how long is it?
Before the Jury was released in 1931 with a total runtime of 1h 6m.