Movie·1974·1h 45m
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Country
France
Language
French
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// overview
The Story
Original title: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul
Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
Written By
Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
Producer
Raymond Danon
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn
Music
Philippe Sarde
Editor
Armand Psenny
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Philippe Noiret
Michel Descombes
Jean Rochefort
Commissioner Guilboud
Jacques Denis
Antoine, friend of Michel
Yves Afonso
Inspector Bricard
Julien Bertheau
Edouard, friend of Michel
Jacques Hilling
Costes, journalist
Clotilde Joano
Janine Boitard, journalist
Andrée Tainsy
Madeleine Fourmet
William Sabatier
Lawyer
Cécile Vassort
Martine, workwoman
Sylvain Rougerie
Bernard Descombes, Michel's son
Christine Pascal
Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard
Liza Braconnier
Housekeeper
Hervé Morel
Bricard's assistant
Sacha Bauer
Judge
Bernard Frangin
Johannes
Georges Baconnier
Lucien
René Morard
1st plumber
// crew
Crew
Bertrand Tavernier
Director, Writer
Raymond Danon
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Armand Psenny
Editor
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Pierre Bost
Writer
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