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DRAMA . 1959 . 1h 19m

The Verdict_

WW2 is coming to an end. On the seaside, resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement. Within an hour, all of them will be shot—an hour of fear, of impossible dreams, of false hopes. Based on a Bernanos play, it sometimes recalls, by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one), "Dialogue des Carmélites," in which nuns, during the French Revolution, were guillotined because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules.

Starring Robert Hossein, Roger Hanin, Marina Vlady
1h 19m
Runtime
1959
Year
Updated Feb 16, 2026
The Verdict poster

WW2 is coming to an end. On the seaside, resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement. Within an hour, all of them will be shot—an hour of fear, of impossible dreams, of false hopes. Based on a Bernanos play, it sometimes recalls, by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one), "Dialogue des Carmélites," in which nuns, during the French Revolution, were guillotined because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules.

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Cast
Robert Hossein stars as Georges Lagrange in The Verdict.
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Year context
The Verdict was released 67 years ago in 1959.
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WW2 is coming to an end. On the seaside, resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement. Within an hour, all of them will be shot—an hour of fe...
The Verdict is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 19m.

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79 min (1h 19m)
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What is The Verdict about?
WW2 is coming to an end. On the seaside, resistant fighters are captured and imprisoned in a basement. Within an hour, all of them will be shot—an hour of fear, of impossible dreams, of false hopes. Based on a Bernanos play, it sometimes recalls, by the subject of sacrifice (a sacrifice of an average human being is not an average one), "Dialogue des Carmélites," in which nuns, during the French Revolution, were guillotined because they would have betrayed their faith if they had accepted the new rules.
How long is The Verdict?
The Verdict has a runtime of 79 minutes (1h 19m).
Who stars in The Verdict?
The cast of The Verdict includes Robert Hossein, Roger Hanin, Marina Vlady, Béatrice Bretty, Lucien Raimbourg.

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Drama
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