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About
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.
Theatrical
May 7, 1976
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Lira Films
Original Title
L'Horloger de Saint-Paul
Original Language
French
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Cast
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Philippe Noiret
Michel Descombes
J
Jean Rochefort
Commissioner Guilboud
J
Jacques Denis
Antoine, friend of Michel
Y
Yves Afonso
Inspector Bricard
J
Julien Bertheau
Edouard, friend of Michel
J
Jacques Hilling
Costes, journalist
C
Clotilde Joano
Janine Boitard, journalist
A
Andrée Tainsy
Madeleine Fourmet
W
William Sabatier
Lawyer
C
Cécile Vassort
Martine, workwoman
S
Sylvain Rougerie
Bernard Descombes, Michel's son
C
Christine Pascal
Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard
L
Liza Braconnier
Housekeeper
R
René Morard
1st plumber
T
Tiffany Tavernier
Little girl on the train
M
Monique Chaumette
Mrs. Torrini (uncredited)
A
Albert Husson
Lucien (uncredited)
P
Paul Mercey
Mr. Torrini (uncredited)
P
Pierre-William Glenn
Cyclist (uncredited)
J
Janine Berdin
(uncredited)
