
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
Cast

Philippe Noiret
Juge Rousseau

Michel Galabru
Joseph Bouvier

Isabelle Huppert
Rose

Jean-Claude Brialy
Avocat Villedieu

Renée Faure
Mme Rousseau

Cécile Vassort
Louise Leseuer

Jean-Roger Caussimon
Chanteur de rue

Jean Bretonnière
Le député

François Dyrek
Le cheminot libéré

Monique Chaumette
La mère de Louise

Yves Robert
Professeur Degueldre

Jean Amos
Le gardien-chef
Gilbert Bahon
Un roulant

Arlette Bonnard
La fermière à la soupe

Liza Braconnier
La religieuse de l'hôpital

Jean-Claude de Goros
Dr. Dufour

Yvon Lec
Le supérieur mariste

Jean-Pierre Leroux
Radeuf

René Morard
Un roulant
Bob Morel
L'Âne Rouge
Eddy Roos
Le premier curé (as Eddy Ross)

Jean-Pierre Sentier
Un journaliste

Gérard Jugnot
Le photographe
Crew

Bertrand Tavernier
Director, Writer

Pierre Bost
Writer

Jean Aurenche
Writer
Armand Psenny
Editor
Ariane Boeglin
Assistant Editor
Brigitte Grynblat
Assistant Editor

Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Ralph Baum
Executive Producer

Raymond Danon
Producer
Antoine Roman
Production Design
Jean-Claude Vicquery
Camera Operator
Jean-Francis Gondre
Assistant Camera
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Yvette Bonnay
Costumer
Marc Blanchard
Hairstylist
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Makeup Artist
Maurice Gilbert
Sound Mixer
Alain David
Sound Assistant
Michel Desrois
Sound

Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer

Jean-Roger Caussimon
Music
Louis Boussaroque
Set Designer
Étienne George
Still Photographer
Albert Bonomi
Key Grip
René Rochera
Gaffer
André Hoss
Production Manager
René Brun
Unit Manager
Alex Maineri
Unit Manager
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