The Judge and the Assassin

The Judge and the Assassin

128 mins | Drama, Crime, History | March 10, 1976

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.

The Judge and the Assassin

128 mins | Drama, Crime, History | March 10, 1976

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers FR3, Société Française de Production (SFP), Lira Films
Original title Le Juge et l'Assassin
Directors Bertrand Tavernier
Writers Pierre Bost, Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Philippe Noiret

as Juge Rousseau

Michel Galabru

as Joseph Bouvier

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

Gilbert Bahon

as Un roulant

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

Bob Morel

as L'Âne Rouge

Eddy Roos

as Le premier curé (as Eddy Ross)

Jean-Pierre Sentier

as Un journaliste

热拉尔·朱尼奥

as Le photographe