---
title: 'The Common Man (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yves Boisset'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-common-man-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071449/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Common Man (1975)

1975 · 100 min · Drama · France

Original title: Dupont Lajoie

## Synopsis

The Common Man 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yves Boisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-boisset)
- **Screenplay:** [Yves Boisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-boisset), [Jean-Pierre Bastid](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-bastid)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Cosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-cosma)
- **Producer:** [Kathryn Winter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-winter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jacques Loiseleux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-loiseleux)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Michel Peyrelon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-peyrelon)
- [Jacques Villeret](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-villeret)
- [Jean-Jacques Delbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-delbo)
- [Mohamed Zinet](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohamed-zinet)
- [Pino Caruso](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-caruso)
- [Jacques Ramade](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-ramade)
- [Pierre Tornade](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-tornade)
- [Ginette Garcin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ginette-garcin)
- [Bernard Dumaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-dumaine)
- [Jean-Claude Rémoleux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-remoleux)
- [Jean-Pierre Marielle](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-marielle)
- [Carlo Nell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-nell)
- [Pascale Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-roberts)
- [Odile Poisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/odile-poisson)
- [Robert Castel](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-castel)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-common-man-1975
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