The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives in Lyon with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and inform him that Bernard has killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realises that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
- Released
- 1974-01-16
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Crime
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bertrand Tavernier
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 122 votes
Cast
- Philippe Noiret as Michel Descombes
- Jean Rochefort as Commissioner Guilboud
- Jacques Denis as Antoine, friend of Michel
- Yves Afonso as Inspector Bricard
- Julien Bertheau as Edouard, friend of Michel
- Jacques Hilling as Costes, journalist
- Clotilde Joano as Janine Boitard, journalist
- Andrée Tainsy as Madeleine Fourmet
- William Sabatier as Lawyer
- Cécile Vassort as Martine, workwoman
- Sylvain Rougerie as Bernard Descombes, Michel's son
- Christine Pascal as Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard