The Judge and the Assassin
Le Juge et l'Assassin
Release: 1976-03-10
·Runtime: 128m
·★ 6.8
History
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Lira Films
FR3
SFP
Cast
Philippe Noiret
as Juge Rousseau
Michel Galabru
as Joseph Bouvier
Isabelle Huppert
as Rose
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Avocat Villedieu
Renée Faure
as Mme Rousseau
Cécile Vassort
as Louise Leseuer
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as Chanteur de rue
Jean Bretonnière
as Le député
François Dyrek
as Le cheminot libéré
Monique Chaumette
as La mère de Louise
Yves Robert
as Professeur Degueldre
Jean Amos
as Le gardien-chef
Arlette Bonnard
as La fermière à la soupe
Liza Braconnier
as La religieuse de l'hôpital
Jean-Claude de Goros
as Dr. Dufour
Yvon Lec
as Le supérieur mariste
Jean-Pierre Leroux
as Radeuf
René Morard
as Un roulant
Jean-Pierre Sentier
as Un journaliste
Gérard Jugnot
as Le photographe
