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Before the Jury

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.

Top Cast

  • Renzo Ricci

    Renzo Ricci

    Aroldo Cramoli

  • Marcella Albani

    Marcella Albani

    Leda Astorri

  • Carlo Ninchi

    Carlo Ninchi

    Marcello Barra

  • Lia Franca

    Lia Franca

    Dora Bardi

  • Elio Steiner

    Elio Steiner

    Giulio Alberti

  • Elvira Marchionni

    Elvira Marchionni

    Cognata di Marcello

  • Giovanni Cimara

    Giovanni Cimara

    Carlo Astorri

  • Camillo De Rossi

    Camillo De Rossi

    Adolfo Calandri

  • Vasco Creti

    Vasco Creti

    Giovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri

Overview

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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