A King Without Distraction

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A King Without Distraction (1963)

Directed by François Leterrier

Drama, Crime · 1h 25m

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. This police investigation in a 19th century village combines visual beauty with the rigor of the mise-en-scène—the vertigo of the criminal motivations indivisible from the refined graphics of the images.

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Cast

Claude Giraud le capitaine Langlois Colette Renard Clara Charles Vanel le procureur du roi Albert Rémy le maire René Blancard le curé Pierre Repp Ravanel

Crew

Director
François Leterrier
Writer
Jean Giono
Novel
Jean Giono
Director of Photography
Jean Badal
Original Music Composer
Maurice Jarre
Editor
Françoise Javet
Producer
Jean Giono

Details

Original title
Un roi sans divertissement
Release date
1963-08-30
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Les Films Jean Giono