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Cast
																											 
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											Philippe Noiret | As: Michel Descombes | 
																											 
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											Jean Rochefort | As: Commissioner Guilboud | 
																											 
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											Jacques Denis | As: Antoine, friend of Michel | 
																											 
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											Yves Afonso | As: Inspector Bricard | 
																											 
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											Julien Bertheau | As: Edouard, friend of Michel | 
Storyline
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.
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| Certification: | 16 | 
Cast
																							 
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												 Philippe Noiret  | 
										
											 Michel Descombes  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jean Rochefort  | 
										
											 Commissioner Guilboud  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jacques Denis  | 
										
											 Antoine, friend of Michel  | 
									
																							 
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												 Yves Afonso  | 
										
											 Inspector Bricard  | 
									
																							 
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												 Julien Bertheau  | 
										
											 Edouard, friend of Michel  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jacques Hilling  | 
										
											 Costes, journalist  | 
									
																							 
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												 Clotilde Joano  | 
										
											 Janine Boitard, journalist  | 
									
																							 
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												 Andrée Tainsy  | 
										
											 Madeleine Fourmet  | 
									
																							 
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												 William Sabatier  | 
										
											 Lawyer  | 
									
																							 
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												 Cécile Vassort  | 
										
											 Martine, workwoman  | 
									
																							 
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												 Sylvain Rougerie  | 
										
											 Bernard Descombes, Michel's son  | 
									
																							 
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												 Christine Pascal  | 
										
											 Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard  | 
									
																							 
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												 Liza Braconnier  | 
										
											 Housekeeper  | 
									
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												 Hervé Morel  | 
										
											 Bricard's assistant  | 
									
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												 Sacha Bauer  | 
										
											 Judge  | 
									
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												 Bernard Frangin  | 
										
											 Johannes  | 
									
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												 Georges Baconnier  | 
										
											 Lucien  | 
									
																							 
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												 René Morard  | 
										
											 1st plumber  | 
									
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												 Henri Vart  | 
										
											 2nd plumber  | 
									
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												 Johnny Wesseler  | 
										
											 1st strong man  | 
									
																							 
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												 Tiffany Tavernier  | 
										
											 Little girl on the train  | 
									
																							 
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												 Monique Chaumette  | 
										
											 Mrs. Torrini (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Albert Husson  | 
										
											 Lucien (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Paul Mercey  | 
										
											 Mr. Torrini (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Pierre-William Glenn  | 
										
											 Cyclist (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Janine Berdin  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
																							 
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												 Jacqueline Corot  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Jean Marigny  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 Henri Pasquale  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
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												 André San Fratello  | 
										
											 (uncredited)  | 
									
Directed By
																											 
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														 Bertrand Tavernier  | 
												
													 Director  | 
																					
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														 Claude Othnin-Girard  | 
												
													 First Assistant Director  | 
																					
Writing Credits
																											 
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														 Georges Simenon  | 
												
													 Novel  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Bertrand Tavernier  | 
												
													 Writer  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Jean Aurenche  | 
												
													 Writer  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Pierre Bost  | 
												
													 Writer  | 
																					
Production Crew
																											 
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														 Raymond Danon  | 
												
													 Producer  | 
																					
Edited By
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														 Armand Psenny  | 
												
													 Editor  | 
																					
Costume and Makeup
Sound
																											 
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														 Philippe Sarde  | 
												
													 Original Music Composer  | 
																					
																											 
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														 Harald Maury  | 
												
													 Sound  | 
																					
Visual Effects
Camera
																											 
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														 Pierre-William Glenn  | 
												
													 Director of Photography  | 
																					
Lighting
Art Department
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														 Jean Mandaroux  | 
												
													 Production Design  | 
																					
Other Crew
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