Philippe Noiret
Judge Rousseau
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Set in France in the 1890s, it shows the capture after a trail of rapes and murders of a possibly deranged ex-soldier, based on the historical Joseph Vacher, and how he is befriended by an ambitious judge who leads him into incriminating himself. The film won two César Awards in 1977.
The Judge and the Assassin: Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. With Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy. An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities. A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career.
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- Crime, Drama, History
- Bertrand Tavernier
- 1979-08
A judge (Philippe Noiret) questions a vagrant who may have committed a number of brutal murders in the area.
- Drama, Crime, History
- Philippe Noiret
- Bertrand Tavernier
Aug 25, 1982 · IN the early sections of Bertrand Tavernier's ''The Judge and the Assassin,'' the killer of the title is most frequently seen in pastoral settings, often atop mountain peaks, where he...
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.
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- Lira Films, FR3, SFP
- Bertrand Tavernier
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The Judge and the Assassin. views 3,488,225 updated. The Judge and the Assassin ★★★½ Le Juge et L'assassin 1975. Intriguing courtroom drama. A prejudiced judge has his values challenged when he must decide if a child-killer is insane or not. The relationship that develops between the judge and the killer is the film's focus.
