The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 16, 1974Release Date
The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 16, 1974Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Free
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Cast & Crew.
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
Henri Vart
2nd plumber
Johnny Wesseler
1st strong man
Tiffany Tavernier
Little girl on the train
Monique Chaumette
Mrs. Torrini (uncredited)
Albert Husson
Lucien (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
Mr. Torrini (uncredited)
Pierre-William Glenn
Cyclist (uncredited) / Director of Photography
Janine Berdin
(uncredited)
Jacqueline Corot
(uncredited)
Jean Marigny
(uncredited)
Henri Pasquale
(uncredited)
André San Fratello
(uncredited)
Bertrand Tavernier
Director / Writer
Raymond Danon
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 16, 1974
Original NameL'Horloger de Saint-Paul
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Filming LocationsLoire · La Croix-Rousse · Vieux Lyon · parc de la Tête d'Or · Parc de la Tête d'Or · Tunnel de Fourvière · Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey · Saint-Paul · Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or · Lyon, France
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
paris france
parent child relationship
kommissar geiger
watchmaker
murder hunt
lyon france
Wiki.
The Clockmaker (French: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as The Clockmaker of St. Paul and The Watchmaker of St. Paul) is a 1974 French crime drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Based on the 1954 novel L'Horloger d'Everton by Georges Simenon, it tells the story of a widowed father who first discovers how little he knows about his teenage son, who kills a man and with his girl goes on the run, but then decides that whatever their faults he will stand by the pair.
The film was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. In the United States, it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review.
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