The Judge and the Assassin

IMDb 6.9 1976 • 128 min • HistoryCrimeDrama

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret Juge Rousseau
Michel Galabru
Michel Galabru Joseph Bouvier
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert Rose
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy Avocat Villedieu
Renée Faure
Renée Faure Mme Rousseau