The Truth
“Truth is many things — so was the woman on trial for her life!”
As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.
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Brigitte Bardot
Dominique Marceau
Known for
Contempt
...And God Created Woman
Sami Frey
Gilbert Tellier
Known for
Band of Outsiders
Anthony Zimmer
Charles Vanel
Maître Guérin
Known for
The Wages of Fear
To Catch a Thief
Louis Seigner
Le président des assises
Known for
L'Eclisse
Special Section
Paul Meurisse
Maître Éparvier
Known for
Army of Shadows
Diabolique
Marie-José Nat
Annie Marceau
Known for
Train of Life
Jean-Loup Reynold
Michel
Also in
Love Exists
Le Chien
André Oumansky
Ludovic
Known for
The Spy
Napoleon
Claude Berri
Georges
Known for
Happily Ever After
Les Bonnes Femmes
Jacques Perrin
Jérôme
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Barbara Sommers
Daisy
Known for
Magnet of Doom
René Blancard
L'avocat général
Known for
Jenny Lamour
Main Street
Henri-Georges Clouzot Director · Jérôme Géronimi Screenplay Véra Clouzot Screenplay
Budget $1.5M · United States release June 26, 1961 · Produced in France, Italy
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Budget
$1,500,000
Production
Han Productions
Production
C.E.I.A.P.
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Vérité
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · November 2, 1960
Theatrical
United States · June 26, 1961
Theatrical
France
December 29, 2025 · Digital · (hommage à Brigitte Bardot : 28/09/1934 - 28/12/2025) Arte•tv
December 29, 2025 · TV · (hommage à Brigitte Bardot : 28/09/1934 - 28/12/2025) Arte
Germany
December 21, 1960 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1961 · Theatrical
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