The Watchmaker of St. Paul
ThrillerDramaCrime
★ 6.9/1019741h 45m
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
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.
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
French
Released
Jan 16, 1974
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
French
Released
Jan 16, 1974
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
Hervé Morel
Bricard's assistant
Sacha Bauer
Sacha Bauer
Judge
Bernard Frangin
Bernard Frangin
Johannes
Georges Baconnier
Georges Baconnier
Lucien
René Morard
1st plumber
Henri Vart
Henri Vart
2nd plumber
Johnny Wesseler
Johnny Wesseler
1st strong man
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