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title: 'The Judge and the Assassin (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bertrand Tavernier'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-judge-and-the-assassin-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073219/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

1976 · 128 min · Drama, Crime, Comedy · France

Original title: Le Juge et l'Assassin

## Synopsis

The Judge and the 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.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Director:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier)
- **Screenplay:** [Bertrand Tavernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bertrand-tavernier), [Jean Aurenche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-aurenche), [Pierre Bost](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-bost)
- **Producer:** [Raymond Danon](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-danon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre-William Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-william-glenn)
- **Editor:** [Armand Psenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-psenny)

## Cast

- [Isabelle Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-huppert)
- [Jean-Pierre Sentier](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-sentier)
- [Michel Galabru](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-galabru)
- [Michel Fortin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-fortin)
- [Marcel Azzola](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-azzola)
- [Liza Braconnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/liza-braconnier)
- [Renée Faure](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-faure)
- [Aude Landrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/aude-landrey)
- [Jean Bretonnière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bretonniere)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Didier Haudepin](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-haudepin)
- [Gilles Dyrek](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-dyrek)
- [Monique Chaumette](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-chaumette)
- [Arlette Bonnard](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlette-bonnard)
- [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)

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