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The Judge and the Assassin

The Judge and the Assassin

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 10, 1976

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

History, Crime, Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

Le Juge et l'Assassin

Production Companies

Lira Films, FR3, SFP

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Description

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.