The Judge and the Assassin
1976·Movie
·2h 8min·
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France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
French Period Crime DramaPsychological ThrillerBleak Social CommentaryPursuit of JusticeMoral AmbiguityIntense Character StudyGritty RealismHistorical Setting
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Directed by:
Bertrand Tavernier
Written by:
Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
Produced by:
Raymond Danon, Ralph Baum, René Brun
Composed by:
Jean-Roger Caussimon, Philippe Sarde, Maurice Gilbert
Sequels and Prequels
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