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The Judge and the Assassin
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Philippe NoiretJuge Rousseau
Michel GalabruJoseph Bouvier
Isabelle HuppertRose
Jean-Claude BrialyAvocat Villedieu
Renée FaureMme Rousseau
Cécile VassortLouise Leseuer
Jean-Roger CaussimonChanteur de rue
Jean BretonnièreLe députéCredits
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Written by
- Bertrand Tavernier, Pierre Bost, Jean Aurenche
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Le Juge et l'Assassin
Production
Lira FilmsFrance
FR3France
SFPFrance
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