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The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

Drama Crime History
Release Date: 1976, March 10
Directors: Bertrand Tavernier
Countries: France
Production: Lira Films, Lira Films, FR3, FR3, SFP, SFP
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy, Gérard Jugnot, Yves Robert, Jean-Claude de Goros, Michel Galabru, Monique Chaumette, Jean-Roger Caussimon, René Morard, Renée Faure, François Dyrek

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

serial killer 19th century asylum