The Judge and the Assassin
| The Judge and the Assassin | |
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| Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Written by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost Bertrand Tavernier |
| Produced by | Raymond Danon |
| Starring | Philippe Noiret Michel Galabru |
| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Edited by | Armand Psenny |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Distributed by | Fox-Lira |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $6.9 million |
The Judge and the Assassin (French: Le Juge et l'assassin) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier that stars Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Galabru, and Jean-Claude Brialy. Set in France in the 1890s, it shows the capture after a trail of rapes and murders of a possibly deranged ex-soldier, based on the historical Joseph Vacher, and how he is befriended by an ambitious judge who leads him into incriminating himself. The film won two César Awards in 1977.