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The Watchmaker of St. Paul [L'Horloger de Saint-Paul]

Release Year
1974
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Directed By
Bertrand Tavernier
The Watchmaker of St. Paul

Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought .

Cast & Crew

Cast

Jean Rochefort

Commissioner Guilboud

Jacques Denis

Antoine, friend of Michel

Yves Afonso

Inspector Bricard

Julien Bertheau

Edouard, friend of Michel

Jacques Hilling

Costes, journalist

Clotilde Joano

Janine Boitard, journalist

Andrée Tainsy

Madeleine Fourmet

William Sabatier

Lawyer

Cécile Vassort

Martine, workwoman

Sylvain Rougerie

Bernard Descombes, Michel's son

Christine Pascal

Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard

Liza Braconnier

Housekeeper

Crew

Bertrand Tavernier

Director

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Armand Psenny

Editor

Jean Mandaroux

Production Design

Raymond Danon

Producer

Georges Simenon

Novel

Bertrand Tavernier

Writer

Jean Aurenche

Writer

Pierre Bost

Writer

Harald Maury

Sound

Claude Othnin-Girard

First Assistant Director

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