1963 · 1h 25m · Drama, Crime
A policeman and a serial killer play cat and mouse in an isolated mountain village in Nineteenth century France. The second film directed by the man who played the admirable lead role in Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped is a stylized and intense adaptation of a novel by Jean Giono.
Director: François Leterrier
Writers: Jean Giono
Music by: Maurice Jarre
Cinematography: Jean Badal
Editor: Françoise Javet