School of Law and Political Science

The 7th Juror

Published on in Film Law


Speaker: Maxime BRENAUT

  • Event type: Film and Law Forum
  • Date: April 21, 2026 > 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Chapel of the Visitation: 41 University Street

A pharmacist rapes and kills a young woman near a lake. The victim’s lover is accused of the murder, and as fate would have it, the real killer is selected by lottery to serve as a juror in the criminal court.
Offering Bernard Blier one of his finest roles, Georges Lautner takes a disillusioned look in this 1962 film at the workings of the institution, citizens’ participation in the administration of justice, and the risk of judicial error.

Georges LAUTNER (born 1962)