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The Judge and the Assassin

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1976 | 128 min | History, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and history buffs. If you loved The Silence of the Lambs or A Perfect World, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1976: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

  • Philippe NoiretJuge Rousseau
  • Michel GalabruJoseph Bouvier
  • Isabelle HuppertRose
  • Jean-Claude BrialyAvocat Villedieu
  • Renée FaureMme Rousseau
  • Cécile VassortLouise Leseuer
  • Jean-Roger CaussimonChanteur de rue
  • Jean BretonnièreLe député
  • François DyrekLe cheminot libéré
  • Monique ChaumetteLa mère de Louise