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The Clockmaker

Based On the book by Georges Simenon

The Clockmaker (French: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as The Clockmaker of St. Paul and The Watchmaker of St. Paul) is a 1974 French crime drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, his feature film debut. Based on the 1954 novel L'Horloger d'Everton by Georges Simenon, it tells the story of a widowed father who first discovers how little he knows about his teenage son, who kills a man and with his girl goes on the run, but then decides that whatever their faults he will stand by the pair.

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Release date:
January 16, 1974
Cast:
Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Julien Bertheau, Christine Pascal
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Country:
France
Language:
French

Book vs Film

The Watchmaker of Everton 1954
The Book · 1954

The Watchmaker of Everton

Georges Simenon

Poster for The Clockmaker
The Film · 1974

The Clockmaker

Bertrand Tavernier

★ 7.1 / 10 3,165 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 20 years after publication.

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