Der Fall Maurizius (1954)
58KDer Fall Maurizius: Directed by Julien Duvivier. With Daniel Gélin, Madeleine Robinson, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Anton Walbrook. In this legal drama, told in flashbacks, the son of a judge, who had sentenced a man who may be innocent to 17 years in prison, tries to investigate the mysterious case.
“Julien Duvivier must be one of the unsung heroes of French cinema; I have now seen 5 or 6 films made by him, and Iu0026#39;ve liked or loved each and every one of them. u0026quot;Lu0026#39; Affaire Mauriziusu0026quot;, one of his least-known efforts, is an engaging whodunit, with some social commentary added; the flashbacks, and sometimes flashbacks-within-flashbacks, are particularly well-handled. Leonard Maltin gives it two stars, but lists the running time as 70 minutes; my copy ran about 105 minutes, so itu0026#39;s safe to say he saw a very edited-down version. I give mine an easy *** out of 4.”
