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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
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
Yves RobertProfesseur Degueldre
Jean AmosLe gardien-chefExplore the crew
- Director
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Writer
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Writer
- Jean Aurenche
- Writer
- Pierre Bost
- Original Music Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Producer
- Raymond Danon
- Director of Photography
- Pierre-William Glenn
- Editor
- Armand Psenny