The Testimony
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.
Pietro Germi
Director
Casts & Crew
Roldano Lupi
Pietro Scotti
Marina Berti
Linda (as Maurin Melrose - Marina Berti)
Ernesto Almirante
Giuseppe Marchi, il testimone
Sandro Ruffini
Lawyer of defense
Cesare Fantoni
Il padrone dell' osteria
Arnoldo Foà
L'impiegato dell' anagrafe
Dino Maronetto
Andrea (as Maronetto)
Marcella Melnati
La padrone di casa
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