On Trial

"Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth."

Cast

Daniel Gélin

as Léonard Maurizius

Madeleine Robinson

as Elisabeth Maurizius

Eleonora Rossi Drago

as Anna Jahn

Anton Walbrook

as Grégoire Waremme

Charles Vanel

as Wolf Andergast

Berthe Bovy

as La grand-mère

Denis d'Inès

as Pierre-Paul Maurizius

Claude Arlay

Pierre Asso

as Le maître-chanteur

Paola Borboni

as Madame Bobika

Jane Faber

as La gouvernante

Jim Gérald

as Le professeur

Harry-Max

as L'avocat

Joseph Palau-Fabre

as Le conseiller

Sandro Ruffini

as Le proviseur

Claude Sylvain

as Mélita

Jacques Varennes

as Le juge d'instruction

Jean d'Yd

as Le président

Jacques Chabassol

as Etzel Andergast

Annie Fargue

as Melita Bobike (uncredited)

Daniel Mendaille

as (uncredited)

Bernard Musson

as Le greffier (uncredited)

Aldo Silvani

as (uncredited)

Sigfrit Steiner

as Le géôlier (uncredited)

Crew

Julien Duvivier

Director

Jakob Wassermann

Novel

Julien Duvivier

Screenplay

Arrigo Colombo

Producer

Henry Deutschmeister

Producer

Faustin Jeanjean

Original Music Composer

Maurice Jeanjean

Original Music Composer

Pierre Larrieu

Original Music Composer

Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

Robert Lefebvre

Director of Photography

Marthe Poncin

Editor

Max Douy

Production Design

Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Jean Zay

Costume Design

Janine Casse

Assistant Makeup Artist

Georges Klein

Assistant Makeup Artist

Simone Knapp

Hairstylist

Maguy Vernadet

Makeup Artist

Lucien Lippens

Unit Production Manager

Louis Wipf

Production Manager

Michel Romanoff

Assistant Director

Jean André

Assistant Art Director

Georges Lévy

Assistant Art Director

Jacques Saulnier

Assistant Art Director

Robert Biart

Sound Engineer

Christian Courmes

Boom Operator

Roger Delpuech

Camera Operator

Pierre Le Fauconnier

Still Photographer