The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

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.

Released

1976-03-10

Genres

History, Crime, Drama

Runtime

128 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bertrand Tavernier

TMDB rating

6.9/10 from 149 votes