

We Are All Murderers
Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former lawyer who detested France's execution system. Charles Spaak's screenplay makes no attempt to launder the four principal characters (Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoinine Balpetre, Julien Verdeir): never mind the motivations, these are all hardened murderers. Still, the film condemns the sadistic ritual through which these four men are brought to the guillotine. In France, the policy is to never tell the condemned man when the execution will occur--and then to show up without warning and drag the victim kicking and screaming to his doom, without any opportunity to make peace with himself or his Maker. By the end of this harrowing film, the audience feels as dehumanized as the four "protagonists." We Are All Murderers was roundly roasted by the French law enforcement establishment, but it won a special jury prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
TMDB
6.7/10
25 votes
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- Released
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- Language
- French
- capital punishment
- social critique
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical8 Jan 1957
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)London5 Oct 1965
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical26 Sept 1952
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical23 Sept 1954
FinlandFI
- Theatrical22 Mar 1954
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival10 May 1952
- Theatrical21 May 1952
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany10 Feb 1953
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival11 Sept 1952
- Theatrical30 Oct 1952
MexicoMX
- PremiereMexico city4 Jun 1953
PortugalPT
- Theatrical10 Mar 1953
South AfricaZA
- Theatrical (limited)Johannesburg21 Mar 1956
- Theatrical (limited)Durban1 Apr 1957
- Theatrical (limited)Cape Town13 May 1957
SpainES
- PremiereSan Sebastian Film Festival27 Sept 1953
Frequently asked questions
- When was We Are All Murderers released?
- We Are All Murderers was released on 21 May 1952.
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- What is the rating of We Are All Murderers?
- We Are All Murderers holds a 6.7/10 audience score from 25 votes.
- Who directed We Are All Murderers?
- We Are All Murderers (1952) was directed by André Cayatte.
- How long is We Are All Murderers?
- We Are All Murderers runs for 1h 57m.











