The story
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.
Cast & crew
Philippe NoiretMichel Descombes
Jean RochefortCommissioner Guilboud
Jacques DenisAntoine, friend of Michel
Yves AfonsoInspector Bricard
Julien BertheauEdouard, friend of Michel
Jacques HillingCostes, journalist
Clotilde JoanoJanine Boitard, journalist
Andrée TainsyMadeleine Fourmet
William SabatierLawyer
Cécile VassortMartine, workwoman
Sylvain RougerieBernard Descombes, Michel's son
Christine PascalLiliane Torrini, companion of BernardExplore the crew
- Producer
- Raymond Danon
- Editor
- Armand Psenny
- Director
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Original Music Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Director of Photography
- Pierre-William Glenn
- Writer
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Writer
- Jean Aurenche
- Writer
- Pierre Bost