The Judge and the Assassin

The Judge and the Assassin

2h 8m 6.8/10

Overview

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.

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Top Billed Cast

Renée Faure

Renée Faure

Mme Rousseau

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Rose

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Juge Rousseau

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Avocat Villedieu

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Joseph Bouvier

Cécile Vassort

Cécile Vassort

Louise Leseuer

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