The Moment of Truth (1952 film)

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The Moment of Truth
La Minute de verite poster.jpg
Directed by Jean Delannoy
Written byJean Delannoy
Henri Jeanson
Roland Laudenbach
Robert Thoeren
Produced byLéon Canel
Henry Deutschmeister
Alfred Stöger
Starring Michèle Morgan
Jean Gabin
Walter Chiari
Cinematography Gianni Di Venanzo
Robert Lefebvre
Edited byJames Cuenet
Music by Paul Misraki
Winfried Zillig
Georges Van Parys
Production
companies
Franco London Films
Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by Gaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 22 October 1952 (1952-10-22)
Running time
109 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Moment of Truth (French: La Minute de vérité, Italian: L'ora della verità) is a 1952 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin and Walter Chiari. [1] Delannoy co-wrote the screenplay with Henri Jeanson, Roland Laudenbach and Robert Thoeren. The music score is by Paul Misraki, Winfried Zillig and Georges Van Parys. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

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It tells the story of a doctor, his wife and his patient, who was her former lover.

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  1. Turk p.124

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