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The Judge and the Assassin (1976) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1976 · 128 mins · French
- Directed by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Starring
- Isabelle Huppert, Michel Galabru, Gérard Jugnot, Philippe Noiret, Liza Braconnier, Monique Chaumette
Set in France, 1893, Joseph Bouvier tries to shoot his lover when she refuses to marry him, then attempts suicide. Released from a grim asylum with bullets still in his skull, he roams the countryside, raping and murdering teenagers for years. Judge Rousseau captures him but, driven by ambition, tries to have Bouvier declared insane instead of trial.
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