starring
Philippe Noiret , Jean Rochefort
Bertrand Tavernier 's first film is a sympathetic study of a middle-aged man's realisation that his son is a total stranger to him. Philippe Noiret gives a moving performance as the watchmaker who is shattered to learn that his son has killed a man and is on the run from the police, but who is gradually able to accept the sympathy and friendship of the inspector in charge of the case.
From the novel by GEORGES SIMENON Directed by BERTRAND TAVERNIER
(First showing on British television) Films: page 17