Not Guilty

Not Guilty (1947) follows an alcoholic country doctor whose fatal drunk‑driving collision unexpectedly fuels his hidden confidence when he manages to disguise the death as an accident. As his sense of mastery over life and death spirals into increasingly dark deeds and strained relations with those around him, the tension between guilt, identity, and social judgement builds toward a grim reckoning. This French crime drama blends noir‑tinged psychological intensity and moral inversion in a stark study of conscience and consequence.