About this release
En 1840, Langlois, jeune capitaine de gendarmerie, vient en plein hiver, sur le plateau neigeux de l’Aubrac, pour enquêter sur la disparition d’une jeune fille du village.
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Disc 1
DVD
A King Without Distraction (1963)
85 min
CrimeDrama
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.
Credits
Director
François Leterrier
Writer
Jean Giono
Cast
Claude Giraudas le capitaine Langlois
Colette Renardas Clara
Charles Vanelas le procureur du roi
Albert Rémyas le maire
René Blancardas le curé
Pierre Reppas Ravanel
Cinematographer
Jean Badal
Composer
Maurice Jarre
Editor
Françoise Javet
Producer
Jean Giono
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 27, 2026