The Judge and the Assassin

the Judge and the assassin is a French film of Bertrand Tavernier, left in 1976

Synopsis

Joseph Herdsman, a former sergeant of infantry reformed because of his crises of violence, cuts down its been engaged which wants to leave it and tries to commit suicide. She survives and he also, in spite of the two balls which he placed in the head. Simple and exalté spirit, nourished anarchistic slogans, it becomes wandering when it is released from asylum where its gesture carried out it. It then will traverse the villages by égorgeant and raping shepherds and shepherdesses, between two airs of accordion. These scenes occur in the countryside ardèchoise, in 1893.

A judge of province patiently tracks it and ends up obtaining his arrest on the basis of made up description starting from testimonys. By obtaining the confidence of Herdsman, the judge obtains also to him full confessions. Herdsman thinks that one will look after it, of helping it not to suffer more, but the judge does not believe in his madness and makes very to obtain his death sentence. Herdsman will be carried out.

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The film is drawn from an actual fact: Joseph Vacher existed, and killed at least a score of people at the end of the XIXe century.

Comments

Michel Galabru shows in this film the true extent of his talent and gives to his character a seizing realism. Galabru becomes Bouvier until the end of the nails, the service is impressive almost beyond any control. Galabru was rewarded very precisely for this role by the César for the best actor in 1977.

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