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The Watchmaker of St. Paul

Name: The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 1974
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Yves Afonso, Julien Bertheau

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.

1974 · Directed by Bertrand Tavernier · 105 min · Thriller · Drama · Crime · 10 frames

Crew

Written by: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
Cinematography: Pierre-William Glenn
Edited by: Armand Psenny
Music: Philippe Sarde
Production design: Jean Mandaroux
Produced by: Raymond Danon

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

Production

Country: France
Language: French
Studios: Lira Films
Themes: paris, france, parent child relationship, kommissar geiger, watchmaker, murder hunt, lyon france

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