The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)

L'Horloger de Saint-Paul

6.9 out of 10 · 1974 · 105 min · Thriller, Drama, Crime

Overview

Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives in Lyon with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and inform him that Bernard has killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realises that he knew far less about his son than he thought.

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

• Philippe Noiret as Michel Descombes
• Jean Rochefort as Commissioner Guilboud
• Jacques Denis as Antoine, friend of Michel
• Yves Afonso as Inspector Bricard
• Julien Bertheau as Edouard, friend of Michel
• Jacques Hilling as Costes, journalist
• Clotilde Joano as Janine Boitard, journalist
• Andrée Tainsy as Madeleine Fourmet
• William Sabatier as Lawyer
• Cécile Vassort as Martine, workwoman
• Sylvain Rougerie as Bernard Descombes, Michel's son
• Christine Pascal as Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard

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