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The Clockmaker of St. Paul

Original title: L'horloger de Saint-Paul
  • 1974
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.7K
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The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)
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A Watchmaker finds out one day that his son has become a murderer. He tries to understand for whom and why.A Watchmaker finds out one day that his son has become a murderer. He tries to understand for whom and why.A Watchmaker finds out one day that his son has become a murderer. He tries to understand for whom and why.

  • Director
    • Bertrand Tavernier
  • Writers
    • Georges Simenon
    • Jean Aurenche
    • Pierre Bost
  • Stars
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Jean Rochefort
    • Jacques Denis
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Georges Simenon
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
    • Stars
      • Philippe Noiret
      • Jean Rochefort
      • Jacques Denis
    • 19User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Michel Descombes
    Jean Rochefort
    Jean Rochefort
    • Commissaire Guilboud
    Jacques Denis
    • Antoine
    Yves Afonso
    Yves Afonso
    • Officier Bricard
    Julien Bertheau
    Julien Bertheau
    • Edouard
    Jacques Hilling
    Jacques Hilling
    • Le journaliste Costes
    Clotilde Joano
    Clotilde Joano
    • La journaliste Janine Boitard
    Andrée Tainsy
    Andrée Tainsy
    • Madeleine Fourmet
    William Sabatier
    William Sabatier
    • L'avocat
    Cécile Vassort
    Cécile Vassort
    • Martine
    Sylvain Rougerie
    • Bernard Descombes
    Christine Pascal
    Christine Pascal
    • Liliane Torrini
    Liza Braconnier
    • La femme de ménage
    Hervé Morel
    • Bricard's assistant
    Sacha Bauer
    • Le juge d'instruction
    Bernard Frangin
    • Johannes
    Georges Baconnier
    • Lucien
    René Morard
    • Premier plombier
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Georges Simenon
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The little girl on the train at the beginning of the film is Tiffany Tavernier, the filmmaker's daughter.
    • Goofs
      At 33:08' a waiter enters the police station with a tray with four beers. Camera cuts to the adjacent office and when it returns, there are only two beer bottles left.
    • Crazy credits
      to Jacques Prevert
    • Connections
      Edited into Le siècle de Simenon (2014)

    User reviews19

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    7/10
    Intelligent movie
    I'm a big fan of director Bertrand Tavernier. For me, he's the best French director of the past 30 years. This is one of his early works of the seventies and it had all the elements that makes the great personality of his films. Above all : a great sense of reality. Sometimes, his movies looks like they were improvised, but, in fact, it can't really be. This one is like an emotional crescendo. In the begening, we didn't really know what's going on and what kind of man Philippe Noiret is playing. In the middle, we had a great idea, but we don't know that the last minutes will be so full of intense emotions. The great Noiret and Tavernier will make several other movies together. This is one is among the best.
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    • MarioB
    • Dec 24, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Clockmaker
    • Filming locations
      • Croix-Rousse, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
    • Production company
      • Lira Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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