The Judge and the Assassin

1976 2h 8m ★6.9

History Crime Drama

The Judge and the Assassin

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.

Release Date March 10, 1976

Runtime 2h 8m

Country France

Language French

Director Bertrand Tavernier

Category History, Crime, Drama

Rating 6.9 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1976