The Common Man (film)

The Common Man
Film poster
Directed byYves Boisset
Written byYves Boisset
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Produced byGisèle Rebillon
Catherine Winter
StarringJean Carmet
Jean Bouise
Jean-Pierre Marielle
CinematographyJacques Loiseleux
Edited byAlbert Jurgenson
Music byVladimir Cosma
Distributed byNPF Planfilm
Release dates
  • 26 February 1975 (1975-02-26) (France)
  • 28 June 1976 (1976-06-28) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$10.9 million

The Common Man (French: Dupont Lajoie) is a 1975 French drama film directed by Yves Boisset and produced by Sofracima. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. In the United States, the film was released under the title Rape of Innocence.